S01E01 Pilot
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.
Reasonable Doubts
Two people with one passion: JUSTICE
Overview
A police drama about the working relationship between Assistant DA Tess Kaufman, a prosecutor sensitive to the rights of the accused, and hard-charging, gruff Detective Dicky Cobb, an old-fashioned cop with a "bust-the-perps" attitude.
Reasonable Doubts was broadcast in the United States by NBC and ran from 1991 to 1993.
Episodes
S01E02 Hard Bargains
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.
S01E03 Making Dirt Stick
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.
S01E04 Daddy's Little Girl
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...
S01E05 ... and Sleep Won't Come
Grieving over the suicide of a friend, Tess investigates the case that drove him to despair. Dicky reconciles with Kay.
S01E06 The Silent Treatment
Tess is tough on a deaf man accused of attempted murder, and Dicky becomes involved with attorney Lila Simon.
S01E07 Tangled up in Blue
Bruce's move on Kay shakes things up with Tess; and a date-rape incident promises many aftershocks.
S01E08 Aftermath
Kay tries to cope with the rape, harassment by the police and the impending trial all at once; Bruce drops a bomb on Tess.
S01E09 One Woman's Word
Kay is as much on trial as the defendant, but with the support of Tess and Dicky she braces herself as the proceedings begin.
S01E10 Graduation Day
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.
S01E11 Pure Gold
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.
S01E12 Dicky's Got the Blues
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.
S01E13 The Shadow of Death
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.
S01E14 The Discomfort Zone (1)
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.
S01E15 Fish out of Water (2)
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.
S01E16 Burning Desire (1)
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.
S01E17 Love is Strange (2)
Tess starts the wheels turning in the neo-Nazi case, but Judge Booth's obsessive attraction to her throws a wrench into things.
S01E18 Home is Where the Heart Is (3)
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.
S01E19 Maggie Finds Her Soul
A shopkeeper's trap for burglars does in a druggie, and the legal fallout has political and personal consequences for Gold and Dicky.
S01E20 Home to Roost
Maggie provides a spirited defense of a battered woman accused of murder in a case that Tess prosecutes with ambivalent feelings.
S01E21 Change of Plans
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.
Cast
Marlee Matlin
ADA Tess Kaufman
Mark Harmon
Det. Dicky Cobb
William Converse-Roberts
Arthur Gold
Tim Grimm
Bruce Kaufman
Bill Pugin
Ben Douglas
Kay Lenz
Maggie Zombro
