Public Defender

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  • CBS
  • Crime Drama

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The Case of the Parolee
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Matthews tries to aid an ex-convict suspected of robbing his boss.
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The Unfit Mother
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Lost Cause
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A happily married man suddenly becomes unhappy when he looses his job. His pregnant wife agrees to work until he finds another, but when tragedy arrives, he goes begging an enemy for .. show full overview
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The Forger
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A man, happy in his career and marriage, is suddenly arrested and accused of check forgery. The public defender must find him innocent when thirteen witnesses and his own wife think he's guilt.
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The Prize Fighter Story
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1x6
The Clown
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A troubled kid is accused of a crime he says he didn't commit. Unfortunately, his relationship with is father, a clown, is also severed.
1x7
Behind Bars
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The public defender takes on a case to investigate the truth behind a young recovering alcoholic who is in jail for murdering her land lord.
1x8
Two Brothers
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There are two brothers. One is accused of armed robbery, the other isn't. The priest believes the brother is innocent even though he claims to have done it. The public defender doesn't .. show full overview
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Badge of Honor
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Bart Matthews remembers a young, anxious police officer who made a mistake while still a rookie as they lay him to rest.
1x10
Let Justice Be Done
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An assistant public defender must defend the man who is accused of killing his best friend, a police officer, and leave behind a grieving widow and son.
1x11
Pauper's Gold
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1x12
Step Child
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A woman is arrested after her step-daughter accuses her of cutting her and locking her in a closet. After arrested, she tells the public defender the story behind the accusations.
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The Auto Accident
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1x14
Confession of Guilt
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A woman confesses to shooting her ex-husband and is to stand trial for murder. Her boyfriend tells the public defender what really happened.
1x15
The Hobo Story
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A hobo is accused of kidnapping and beating a little girl he had befriended.
1x16
Youth Crime Ring
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A group of teenagers rob a store. The driver is later caught in arrested. While being questioned by the public defender, it's learned his reason behind his life of crime and the consequences of trying to stop.
1x17
Third Floor Rear
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A man is arrested for kidnapping his own child. The public defender is given the story behind the reason by the man's artist rep.
1x18
Out of the Past
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After many years, an escaped convict's past catches up with him.
1x19
A Call in the Night
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Teenagers from several "good families" are arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon. The parents are dumbfounded, wondering how good kids could get into so much trouble. One girl, represented by the public defender, gives her story.
1x20
Escape
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1x21
High Stakes
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1x22
Lisa
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A woman is jailed for stealing $250, even though she returned ever sent. When a newspaper man learns her name, he wakes the public defender up in the middle of the night to tell a story about Lisa, a woman he used to know.
1x23
Baby for Sale
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A man arrested for assault tells the public defender about his wife's unfortunate loss and the trials they encountered while trying to start a family.
1x24
Think No Evil
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A young man is arrested for robbery but claims he's innocent. The public defender's office goes to Las Vegas, where the man claims he was, to check up on his story. They find some disturbing news.
1x25
The Ring
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Bart Matthews takes a personal initiative to assist a carnival entertainer accused of stealing an heirloom ring worth $15,000.
1x26
The Last Appeal
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A young man is about to be executed and his priest makes one final attempt to prove his innocence by going to the Public Defender with the story.

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