The Defenders

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The Weeping Baboon
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Defendant Jason Thomas (Dennis Hopper), who confessed to killing his father and brother, insists he's insane.
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The Empty Heart
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Norma Burgess (Lee Grant), on trial for killing a man she claims assaulted her, faces a sceptical jury: she was twice convicted of prostitution.
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The Captive
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The complex maze of international diplomacy is explored when Preston tries to work out a prisoner exchange involving an American jailed behind the Iron Curtain on a trumped-up espionage charge.
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The Bagman
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Judge Philip Benning (Chester Morris) faces a crisis of conscience when he's asked to return a political favor by signing an illegal eviction notice.
3x5
Conspiracy of Silence
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Representing the plaintiff in a malpractice case, the Prestons face a common roadblock: the defendant's fellow doctors refuse to testify against their colleague.
3x6
The Cruel Hook
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Assistant DA Cliff Sellers (William Shatner) is torn by conflicting emotions when he learns that his older brother committed a murder.
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Star-Spangled Ghetto
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The Prestons defend a young couple who hoped to buy a ticket out of a ghetto with the proceeds from an armed robbery.
3x8
Loophole
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An aging policeman (Harold J. Stone) blames his partner when he accidentally shoots an innocent bystander.
3x14
Claire Cheval Died in Boston
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Bad notices have set the leading lady, the director, and the playwright of a new play called "Claire Cheval" at each others' throats. It's all getting the best of producer Myron .. show full overview
3x9
The Seal of Confession
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Father George Phelps (Robert Webber) faces a painful dilemma: after he hears publisher Alfred Burns's murder confession, another man is charged with the crime.
3x10
Climate of Evil
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A drama focusing on the nature of penal institutions. A convicted embezzler (Dean Stockwell) is accused of stabbing a sadistic prison guard.
3x11
The Crowd Pleaser
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Years of boxing have taken their toll on Danny Norton (Lou Antonio), who is charged with killing his estranged wife's boyfriend.
3x12
Old Lady Ironsides
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A high school senior is denied the chance to finish two more months of high school for a diploma, just because she has been found to be pregnant. A little old lady who has befriended the .. show full overview
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Fugue for Trumpet and Small Boy
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Neglected by his parents, 16-year-old Alan Slater buries himself in books - until he's caught stealing one from the public library.
3x15
The Last Day
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A tense drama focusing on the parties involved in a legal execution. The Prestons have 12 hours to persuade an acting governor (Richard Kiley) to grant a clemency hearing to a convicted murderer (Ralph Meeker).
3x16
Blacklist
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Actor Joe Larch (Jack Klugman) has spent 10 years on the "Blacklist" for alleged Communist affiliation, and when he finally gets a part, a local group begins a protest.
3x17
Who'll Dig His Grave?
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Gregor Martin (Barry Morse), derelict, drug addict and poet, confesses to a murder he didn't commit - to protect a cafe owner who befriended him.
3x18
All the Silent Voices
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Dr. Katherine Tasso opens a clinic and dispenses birth-control information although she's aware that her actions violate state laws.
3x19
The Secret
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After developing the formula for a superwoman, nuclear scientist Daniel Orren (Martin Landau) destroys his notes - in violation of security regulations.
3x20
The Pill Man
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Pharmacist Ed Clark has been arrested for selling narcotics to addicts without a prescription. But Clark's motive is certainly not profit - he charges the regular price for the drugs.
3x21
Drink Like a Lady
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In Miami, alcoholic Sheila Phelps wakes up to a nightmare: her pocketbook contains the wallet of a man who lies dead in New York.
3x22
Survival
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Tragedy results when a Marine drill sergeant - with a fanatic devotion to military discipline - uses live ammunition in a training session.
3x23
Moment of Truth
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Preston faces one of the toughest legal battles of his career when Ken is charged with bribing a juror.
3x24
The Hidden Fury
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The Prestons defend Anna Leverton (Susan Oliver), an emotionally disturbed woman charged with murdering her psychiatrist's fiancee.
3x25
Die Laughing
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Committed to a mental institution following a suicide attempt, comedian Denny Martin retains the Prestons to fight for his release.
3x26
May Day! May Day!
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An admiral who disagrees with U.S. foreign policy in his area of command takes steps toward independent action and is arrested by the Justice Department.
3x27
The Thief
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Arrested for shoplifting, three-time loser Catherine Collins (Glynis Johns) faces a possible life sentence. Her only hope: a plea of insanity.
3x28
Yankee Go Home
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Newsman Harvey Slaughter moves to challenge the Government's travel restrictions when his passport is confiscated after he visits Red China.
3x29
The Man Who Saved His Country
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Earl Chafee (James Coburn), an unpretentious man who becomes an overnight celebrity when he kills a Cuban Communist leader in self-defense.
3x30
Mind Over Murder
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Arrested for murder, Gerald Lowen (Emlyn Williams) offers a strange motive: his ESP powers indicated that he was the intended victim of the man he killed.
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The Sixth Alarm
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Once arrested for arson, Cy Wright is jailed again when his employer's warehouse goes up in flames. The real culprit: the boss's son.
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The Fine Line
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On trial for felonious assault, prominent attorney Bernard Maxwell (Martin Balsam) is also questioned about the dubious tactics he used in his past legal triumphs.
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The Non-Violent
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Arrested during a civil-rights demonstration, young Alton Pell spurns his influential father's efforts to bail him out.
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Stowaway
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Caught trying to enter the U.S. illegally, a 19-year-old Italian boy insists he belongs here - his father was an American GI.
3x35
Hollow Triumph
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A rare TV script by novelist Howard Fast. Stockbroker Edward Banter's shady past - and present - comes to light when he goes on trial for the murder of his shiftless cousin.
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The Uncivil War
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Divorce laws come under fire as a couple seek to end their unhappy marriage in New York - where the only grounds are adultery.

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