Street Legal: Season 5
Season 5 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 4.
- 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 5 Progress Shield
Holy Thursday
Oct 5, 1990
Olivia and Chuck work together to make Olivia managing partner to give them financial control of the firm, but Carrie ends up getting the position. Carrie's friend Wendy looks for
Spare Parts
Oct 12, 1990
Olivia's brothers show up in her life again, wanting to buy out Olivia's share of the family cottage, and end up getting themselves arrested for dealing animal parts. While Leon he
Double Agenda
Oct 19, 1990
Carrie has been falling in love with Dillon, but when she learns that he's prosecuting her client and friend, Wendy, for first degree murder, this puts a serious strain on their re
Shadow Boxing
Oct 26, 1990
In an attempt to impress a Hollywood producer she's representing, Olivia pits two unions against each other. Leon has to report a good friend to the law society, and Alana accepts
Standard of Care
Nov 2, 1990
Chuck discoves his son Adam is desoeratly ill and ex-wife Lisa flies him back to Toronto for treatment.
Softsell
Nov 9, 1990
During a press conference called to announce his candidacy for mayor politician Kevin Coatsworth is served papers for sexual harassment.
The Psychic
Nov 16, 1990
Carrie enters a new dimension in criminal defense as she takes on the case of a young woman who contends she led police to the body of her murdered husband via a psychic vision.
Divine Image
Nov 23, 1990
Leon surprises everyone when he announces he intends to run for mayor, a decision Alana is less than enthusiastic about.
Sanctuary
Nov 30, 1990
A priest friend of Leon's is arrested for concealing a terrorist, but Leon, fearing for his new political career, is reluctant to become invovled.
Lies
Dec 7, 1990
Wanda, the firm's recceptionist, finds herself in a dilemma when her father arranges that she marry Sujeet, a distant cousin from India.
Tyger, Tyger
Dec 14, 1990
Carrie's excitement at reaching the final stages of Kim's adoption is short- lives when Kim's natural grandparents show up to contest Carrie's application for custody.
Murder
Jan 4, 1991
Chuck becomes more and more obsessed with Olivia and her attention to producer Peter Garland, and hires Nick del Gado to track their activities.
The Cookies Crumble
Jan 11, 1991
Producer Peter Garland is found dead in his townhouse, and Chuck is arrested for his murder.
The Prosecution
Jan 18, 1991
Chuck's case does not look hopeful and, in desperation, Chuck approaches Nick to do some investigating of his own.
Election Day
Jan 25, 1991
Chuck learns Peter Garland hired a private investigator to look into the affairs of Johnny Marsh, and that Olivia was using the information to blackmail Marsh.
The Truth
Feb 1, 1991
Carrie accepts Dillon's marriage propsosal. Marriage is not a happy affair for Alana and Leon, however.