Against the Law (1990)
Against the Law is an American dramedy television series that aired on the Fox network from September 23, 1990 to April 5, 1991. Starring Michael O'Keefe and Suzzanne Douglas, the 17 hour-long episodes centered on the brash Boston lawyer, Simon MacHeath, who left his job at a prestigious law firm to start his own defense practice.
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Episode 1 - Pilot
Release Date: 1990-09-23 -
Episode 2 - Where Truth Lies
Release Date: 1990-09-30 -
Episode 3 - The Price of Life
Release Date: 1990-10-07 -
Episode 4 - The Women
Release Date: 1990-10-14 -
Episode 5 - The Second Man
Release Date: 1990-10-28 -
Episode 6 - Requiem in B Flat
Release Date: 1990-11-04 -
Episode 7 - Contempt
Release Date: 1990-11-16 -
Episode 8 - A Safe, New World
Release Date: 1990-11-23 -
Episode 9 - Nature Now
Release Date: 1990-12-07 -
Episode 10 - We, the Jury
Release Date: 1990-12-21 -
Episode 11 - The Indictment
Release Date: 1991-01-11 -
Episode 12 - Hoops
Release Date: 1991-02-01 -
Episode 13 - The Union Label
Release Date: 1991-02-08 -
Episode 14 - Damages
Release Date: 1991-02-15 -
Episode 15 - Past, Present
Release Date: 1991-03-01 -
Episode 16 - Miss Mass
Release Date: 1991-03-08 -
Episode 17 - Evil Conduct
Release Date: 1991-04-05A date-rape victim and her father (run up against 'the system.' It fails them, so he shoots the rapistto death. That's where this story of law and morality begins. He confesses, and the police recover the gun. However, the police have 'erased' his Constitutional rights, as the prosecutor puts it. By the book, the killer should walk. But the judge throws out the book. So defense attorney MacHeath urges the jury to consult another book: ""a higher law."" (TV Guide)