E1 - Pilot

Aired: September 26, 1991

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.

E2 - Hard Bargains

Aired: September 27, 1991

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.

E3 - Making Dirt Stick

Aired: October 04, 1991

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.

E4 - Daddy's Little Girl

Aired: October 18, 1991

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.

E5 - ... and Sleep Won't Come

Aired: October 25, 1991

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

E6 - The Silent Treatment

Aired: November 01, 1991

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

E7 - Tangled up in Blue

Aired: November 08, 1991

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

E8 - Aftermath

Aired: November 15, 1991

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

E9 - One Woman's Word

Aired: November 29, 1991

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

E10 - Graduation Day

Aired: December 05, 1991

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.

E11 - Pure Gold

Aired: December 13, 1991

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.

E12 - Dicky's Got the Blues

Aired: December 20, 1991

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.

E13 - The Shadow of Death

Aired: January 17, 1992

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.

E14 - The Discomfort Zone (1)

Aired: February 04, 1992

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.

E15 - Fish out of Water (2)

Aired: February 11, 1992

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.

E16 - Burning Desire (1)

Aired: March 03, 1992

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.

E17 - Love is Strange (2)

Aired: March 17, 1992

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

E18 - Home is Where the Heart Is (3)

Aired: March 17, 1992

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.

E19 - Maggie Finds Her Soul

Aired: March 24, 1992

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

E20 - Home to Roost

Aired: September 08, 1992

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

E21 - Change of Plans

Aired: September 15, 1992

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.