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A police drama about the working relationship between Assistant DA Tess Kaufman, a prosecutor sensitive to the rights of the accused, and hard-charging, gruff Detective Dicky Cobb, an old-fashioned cop with a "bust-the-perps" attitude. Reasonable Doubts

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 15 - Thank God, It's Friday
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Thank God, It's Friday

    S2:E15

    Maggie's brother visits Maggie, who deals with a sexual-harassment case; Tess is the victim of a carjacking.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 16 - Sister, Can You Spare a Dime?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Sister, Can You Spare a Dime?

    S2:E16

    Maggie wants to see a couples counselor with Dicky, who protects a mobster's mistress; a doctor stands trial after a DUI arrest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 21 - The Ties That Bind (2)
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    #3 - The Ties That Bind (2)

    S2:E21

    Tess demands that Dicky investigate when evidence comes to light indicating a man executed for murder may have been innocent.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 5 - Mercury in Retrograde
    7.7/10(14 votes)

    #4 - Mercury in Retrograde

    S2:E5

    The trial of an accused child molester causes repressed memories to surface in a young man. Meanwhile, Dicky kills a young robber.

    Director:Bill D'Elia
    Writer:Allison Robbins

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  5. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 20 - The Ties That Bind (1)
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #5 - The Ties That Bind (1)

    S2:E20

    While Dicky tries to work things out with Maggie, Tess receives a proposal from a man from her past.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 11 - Legacy
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #6 - Legacy

    S2:E11

    Tess must prosecute two Jewish students who abducted an unrepentant Nazi suspected of war crimes.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 12 - Two Women
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Two Women

    S2:E12

    Tess prosecutes a man for killing his adopted son; while Maggie defends the adoption agency in a civil suit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 13 - The Iceman
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #8 - The Iceman

    S2:E13

    A former hockey player is accused of a barroom-brawl killing. Meanwhile, Bruce has a custody case involving a gorilla that understands sign language.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 14 - Run Through the Jungle
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Run Through the Jungle

    S2:E14

    Tess takes on an unusual case of Korean men involved in smuggling bear gallbladders; a real-estate mogul takes hostages.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 22 - Trust Me on This (1)
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #10 - Trust Me on This (1)

    S2:E22

    While Dicky investigates if a man may have been wrongfully executed, Tess goes up against a woman who's defending herself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 23 - Trust Me on This (2)
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Trust Me on This (2)

    S2:E23

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 4 - Moment of Doubt
    8.0/10(17 votes)

    #12 - Moment of Doubt

    S2:E4

    A killer's been arrested by a zealous detective who planted evidence and used a psychic to cover his deed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 6 - The Silent Treatment
    8.1/10(12 votes)

    #13 - The Silent Treatment

    S1:E6

    Tess is tough on a deaf man accused of attempted murder, and Dicky becomes involved with attorney Lila Simon.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:John Schulian, Kathy McCormick

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  14. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 9 - A Rose Is a Rose
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    #14 - A Rose Is a Rose

    S2:E9

    A prostitute's mysterious death is shelved in favor of the higher-profile prosecution of a VIP accused of killing his wife.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 11 - Pure Gold
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Pure Gold

    S1:E11

    A fatal hit-and-run case involving a politician puts Gold on the spot, and causes a rift between Sean and Tess; Dicky and Lila face the truth about their relationship; Kay decides to sell the bar.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 13 - The Shadow of Death
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    #16 - The Shadow of Death

    S1:E13

    Gold's uncle, who's opposed to capital punishment, defends a psycho-killer against Tess; Tess's parents visit just as she's getting cozy with Sean; Kay makes a move toward Dicky.

    Director:Fred Gerber
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 14 - The Discomfort Zone (1)
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #17 - The Discomfort Zone (1)

    S1:E14

    Dicky is cast adrift when he's accused of brutality while breaking up a fight; and his troubles have a ripple effect on Gold, who's the mayor's choice for City Council; Bruce makes waves for Tess.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 20 - Home to Roost
    8.2/10(16 votes)

    #18 - Home to Roost

    S1:E20

    Maggie provides a spirited defense of a battered woman accused of murder in a case that Tess prosecutes with ambivalent feelings.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 7 - Brother's Keeper
    8.2/10(19 votes)

    #19 - Brother's Keeper

    S2:E7

    A man may be put away for murder because he won't turn on his brother. Meanwhile, Tess meets someone new.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Barry Pullman

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  20. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 15 - Fish out of Water (2)
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #20 - Fish out of Water (2)

    S1:E15

    Dicky awaits the outcome of the brutality investigation; Tess laments that things have hit the skids with Sean; Kay hits it off with her professor.

    Director:Armand Mastroianni
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 17 - Love is Strange (2)
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #21 - Love is Strange (2)

    S1:E17

    Tess starts the wheels turning in the neo-Nazi case, but Judge Booth's obsessive attraction to her throws a wrench into things.

    Director:Armand Mastroianni
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 21 - Change of Plans
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #22 - Change of Plans

    S1:E21

    A public defender provides a weak defense for a Mexican immigrant couple accused of endangering their daughter; Sean is given a case involving chickens he views as a real turkey.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Randall Zisk

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  23. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 1 - Lifelines (1)
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    #23 - Lifelines (1)

    S2:E1

    In the second season opener, Kay is critically wounded by a murderous hood during a holdup at the bar; a burglary case takes some odd twists for; and Bruce's wealthy mother visits him in prison.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writers:Steven Phillip Smith, Kathy McCormick

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  24. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 3 - FAP
    8.3/10(11 votes)

    #24 - FAP

    S2:E3

    Feminists seek a platform to voice their grievances against pornography by attacking a porno emporium.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 3 - Making Dirt Stick
    8.4/10(13 votes)

    #25 - Making Dirt Stick

    S1:E3

    Dicky and Tess search for new evidence to nail a murderer released on a technicality, but their sole lead is a witness who refuses to endanger his new straight life by revisiting his ugly past.

    Director:Joe Napolitano
    Writer:Kathy McCormick

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Thank God, It's Friday" is the worst rated episode of "Reasonable Doubts". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/26/1993. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Sister, Can You Spare a Dime?".