Season 1

1. Pilot

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.

1991-09-26 • 60 min

2. Hard Bargains

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.

1991-09-27 • 60 min

3. Making Dirt Stick

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.

1991-10-04 • 60 min

4. Daddy's Little Girl

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.

1991-10-18 • 60 min

5. ... and Sleep Won't Come

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

1991-10-25 • 60 min

6. The Silent Treatment

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

1991-11-01 • 60 min

7. Tangled up in Blue

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

1991-11-08 • 60 min

8. Aftermath

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

1991-11-15 • 60 min

9. One Woman's Word

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

1991-11-29 • 60 min

10. Graduation Day

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.

1991-12-05 • 60 min

11. Pure Gold

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.

1991-12-13 • 60 min

12. Dicky's Got the Blues

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.

1991-12-20 • 60 min

13. The Shadow of Death

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.

1992-01-17 • 60 min

14. The Discomfort Zone (1)

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.

1992-02-04 • 60 min

15. Fish out of Water (2)

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.

1992-02-11 • 60 min

16. Burning Desire (1)

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.

1992-03-03 • 60 min

17. Love is Strange (2)

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

1992-03-17 • 60 min

18. Home is Where the Heart Is (3)

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.

1992-03-17 • 60 min

19. Maggie Finds Her Soul

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

1992-03-24 • 60 min

20. Home to Roost

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

1992-09-08 • 60 min

21. Change of Plans

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.

1992-09-15 • 60 min