Street Legal: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Street Legal Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Soul Custody
Oct 13, 1989
Chuck's reckless business deals and his steamy affair with Olivia compel his estranged wife to apply for sole custody of their 2-year-old son.
Partners and Other Strangers
Oct 20, 1989
When Barr, Robinovitch and Tchobanian teeter on the verge of bankruptcy, two solutions present themselves.
Without Prejudice
Oct 27, 1989
Carrie defends Sarah Melchuck, a young policewoman charged in the shooting death of a black man.
See No Evil
Nov 3, 1989
Against all odds, Leon fights a malpractice suit against a major manufacturer of contact lenses, on behalf of blinded professional photographer.
The Cradle Will Rock
Nov 10, 1989
Carrie defends university professor Diane Abbot, a stoical single mother charged with criminal negligence in the accidental death of her infant son.
Complex Offer
Nov 17, 1989
Chuck and Olivia's collaboration on the case causes a lot of professional and personal tensions.
Film Noir
Nov 24, 1989
Olivia runs into trouble when she agrees to represent a former boyfriend Steven Hines, who is trying to sell a documentary that could expose a powerful businessman's many criminal
The Confession
Dec 1, 1989
Tension and danger mount as Leon and Nick join forces to uncover proof that a champion Olympic rower committed a murder six years ago, and thereby clear the name of Leon's former c
Home
Dec 8, 1989
Carrie agonizes over the fate of her client, a teenage gang member, accused of a fatal stabbing.
Blue Collar
Oct 31, 1990
Leon champaigns the rights of factory workers who face layoffs due to the Canada-U.S. free-trade agreement.
Security Exchange
Jan 5, 1990
Chuck is implicated in an insider-trading scheme with the wealthy father of Jennifer, his new 23-year-old admirer.
The Bracelet
Jan 12, 1990
Carrie asks for beeper surveillance for her client Leah Davis after fighting to liberal custody, but when Leah skips town, Carrie becomes the legal guardian of her daughter, Kim.
Leon's Story
Jan 19, 1990
Leon hasn't seen his father for ten years, but the man shows up just before Leon and Alana's wedding, and manages to get himself arrested. Chuck asks Olivia to represent a South A
Wedding
Jan 26, 1990
Just a few days before the wedding Leon takes on the immigration case of a Guatamalan waiter, but it turns into a criminal case when he is accused of robbing the restaurant he work
The Godfather Of Mimico
Feb 2, 1990
A newspaper opens itself up to libel charges when they accuse a wealthy Italian businessman of being involved in organized crime. Carrie takes a case where her client has been accu
Suite Sixteen
Feb 9, 1990
Nick's partner is murdered, and Nick himself ends up in the hospital, which worries Carrie. Not only that, but Carrie gets tangled up in an ethical dilemma, and considers leaving c