Reasonable Doubts: Season 1
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Pilot
Sep 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.
Hard Bargains
Sep 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 relatio
Making Dirt Stick
Oct 4, 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 h
Daddy's Little Girl
Oct 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 attor
... and Sleep Won't Come
Oct 25, 1991
Grieving over the suicide of a friend, Tess investigates the case that drove him to despair. Dicky reconciles with Kay.
The Silent Treatment
Nov 1, 1991
Tess is tough on a deaf man accused of attempted murder, and Dicky becomes involved with attorney Lila Simon.
Tangled up in Blue
Nov 8, 1991
Bruce's move on Kay shakes things up with Tess; and a date-rape incident promises many aftershocks.
Aftermath
Nov 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.
One Woman's Word
Nov 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.
Graduation Day
Dec 5, 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 afterma
Pure Gold
Dec 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
Dicky's Got the Blues
Dec 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 machina
The Shadow of Death
Jan 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.
The Discomfort Zone (1)
Feb 4, 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
Fish out of Water (2)
Feb 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.
Burning Desire (1)
Mar 3, 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.
Love is Strange (2)
Mar 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.
Home is Where the Heart Is (3)
Mar 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.
Maggie Finds Her Soul
Mar 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.
Home to Roost
Sep 8, 1992
Maggie provides a spirited defense of a battered woman accused of murder in a case that Tess prosecutes with ambivalent feelings.
Change of Plans
Sep 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.