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Pilot

Pilot

Episode number: 1

Overview: When police officer Dicky Cobb reveals he can read sign language, he's transferred from the street to the office of deputy district attorney Tess Kaufman.

Hard Bargains

Hard Bargains

Episode number: 2

Overview: Tess and Dicky handle the case of a mentally ill man who attacked a neighbor. Kay gives Dicky an ultimatum while Tess is impressed with her ex's efforts to strengthen their relationship.

Making Dirt Stick

Making Dirt Stick

Episode number: 3

Overview: 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.

Daddy's Little Girl

Daddy's Little Girl

Episode number: 4

Overview: Dicky's stuck with an inadmissible confession when a woman confesses to murdering her father, a prominent citizen, and uncovers a scandal involving the mayor and the district attorney. Kay argues with her father over her drinking.

... and Sleep Won't Come

... and Sleep Won't Come

Episode number: 5

Overview: Grieving over the suicide of a friend, Tess investigates the case that drove him to despair. Dicky reconciles with Kay.

The Silent Treatment

The Silent Treatment

Episode number: 6

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

Tangled up in Blue

Tangled up in Blue

Episode number: 7

Overview: Bruce's move on Kay shakes things up with Tess; and a date-rape incident promises many aftershocks.

Aftermath

Aftermath

Episode number: 8

Overview: Kay tries to cope with the rape, harassment by the police and the impending trial all at once; Bruce drops a bomb on Tess.

One Woman's Word

One Woman's Word

Episode number: 9

Overview: Kay is as much on trial as the defendant, but with the support of Tess and Dicky she braces herself as the proceedings begin.

Graduation Day

Graduation Day

Episode number: 10

Overview: A murder case is dumped on Tess only days before trial, and she's pitted against her mentor; Dicky meets Lila's parents; Bruce gets nasty in the divorce; Kay copes with the aftermath of rape.

Pure Gold

Pure Gold

Episode number: 11

Overview: 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.

Dicky's Got the Blues

Dicky's Got the Blues

Episode number: 12

Overview: An activist professor is charged with the murder of a college journalist who crucified him in print; Dicky feels blue as Kay considers moving; Tess feels angry over Bruce's machinations.

The Shadow of Death

The Shadow of Death

Episode number: 13

Overview: 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.

The Discomfort Zone (1)

The Discomfort Zone (1)

Episode number: 14

Overview: 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.

Fish out of Water (2)

Fish out of Water (2)

Episode number: 15

Overview: 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.

Burning Desire (1)

Burning Desire (1)

Episode number: 16

Overview: Tess's prosecution of the young neo-Nazi is roughed up by Judge Booth. Meanwhile, Dicky dogs the defendant's friend to testify to the truth.

Love is Strange (2)

Love is Strange (2)

Episode number: 17

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

Home is Where the Heart Is (3)

Home is Where the Heart Is (3)

Episode number: 18

Overview: Judge Booth makes things difficult for Tess as she prosecutes the neo-Nazi case, while Dicky dogs the defendant's friend; Kay tries to get Weldon on the wagon.

Maggie Finds Her Soul

Maggie Finds Her Soul

Episode number: 19

Overview: A shopkeeper's trap for burglars does in a druggie, and the legal fallout has political and personal consequences for Gold and Dicky.

Home to Roost

Home to Roost

Episode number: 20

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

Change of Plans

Change of Plans

Episode number: 21

Overview: 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.