Steven Bochco
Director
Murder One (1995)
Season 2
In Season 2, Jimmy Wyler has taken over from Ted Hoffman. Unlike the first season, which followed one case in detail throughout the entire season, this time round there are a string of new cases for the legal team - including a police officer who has been accused of brutality, and the murder of the governor of California.
Released Sept. 20, 1995
Episode 47 min
17+
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Production Companies: 20th Century Fox Television, Steven Bochco Productions
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Chapter One, Year Two
Deputy District Attorney Jimmy Wyler joins Hoffman & Associates, and for his first case he defends Sharon Rooney, who was arrested for murdering the governor of California.
Oct. 10, 1996, midnight
S2E2 - Chapter Two, Year Two
Sharon testifies she was pregnant with Governor Van Allan's child, but he made her have an abortion, while Wyler learns the governor's wife was having an affair of her own.
Oct. 17, 1996, midnight
S2E3 - Chapter Three, Year Two
As Sharon continues to insist she is guilty, Wyler feels certain that she is not, and a surprising source offers to pay for Sharon Rooney's defense.
Oct. 24, 1996, midnight
S2E4 - Chapter Four, Year Two
Wyler talks to Sharon's husband concerning her confession, then later meets basketball superstar Rickey Latrell, who fears he'll be arrested for the murder of an NBA team owner.
Nov. 7, 1996, midnight
S2E5 - Chapter Five, Year Two
Wyler learns another of the governor's affairs ended badly for the woman involved, and Latrell is called in for questioning concerning the murder of team owner Sandy Fortas.
Nov. 14, 1996, midnight
S2E6 - Chapter Six, Year Two
While Wyler uncovers more connections between the various players involved in the Van Allan murder, Rickey Latrell is arrested and charged with murder.
Nov. 21, 1996, midnight
S2E7 - Chapter Seven, Year Two
Sharon has trouble dealing with the jury's verdict, and an underworld figure already in jail promises to tell Wyler what really happened the night the governor was killed.
Dec. 5, 1996, midnight
S2E8 - Chapter Eight, Year Two
The truth about the governor's murder is finally revealed as Mosley and Docknovich argue over who is best suited to make Rickey Latrell's bail argument.
Dec. 12, 1996, midnight
S2E9 - Chapter Nine, Year Two
While Docknovich and Mosley clash over jury selection for the Latrell case, an agent eager to represent Latrell implies that his current agent has been stealing from clients.
Jan. 9, 1997, midnight
S2E10 - Chapter Ten, Year Two
Witnesses in the Latrell case portray Rickey as a desperate and possessive man, but later it is Rickey himself who offers up the most damning statement.
Jan. 16, 1997, midnight
S2E11 - Chapter Eleven, Year Two
The defense brings forth witnesses attesting to Fortas' disregard for others and then has Rickey testify about how Fortas was blackmailing Rickey's wife.
Jan. 23, 1997, midnight
S2E12 - Chapter Twelve, Year Two
Rickey goes into hiding after a witness testifies that Rickey said he was going to kill Fortas because he was tired of being threatened over gambling debts.
Jan. 23, 1997, midnight
S2E13 - Chapter Thirteen, Year Two
Wyler defends a serial killer who targeted ex-cons convicted of vicious crimes, and the firm receives bids from Hollywood producers vying for the movie rights.
May 25, 1997, midnight
S2E14 - Chapter Fourteen, Year Two
Jury selection for the Banks' trial proves difficult as many of the jurors interviewed feel Banks is a hero for killing murderers who received light sentences for their horrific crimes.
May 25, 1997, midnight
S2E15 - Chapter Fifteen, Year Two
Wyler's attempts to protect his client fail after Banks gets permission from the judge to testify on his own behalf and then angrily tells Wyler "You are now at the top of my list."
May 26, 1997, midnight
S2E16 - Chapter Sixteen, Year Two
While Grasso calls forth witnesses who believed Banks' final victim was innocent, Wyler begins to worry whether his client will kill again if he is found innocent and released.
May 26, 1997, midnight
S2E17 - Chapter Seventeen, Year Two
Banks is released, and as the firm tries to help him, one of their own is shot; Wyler defends a young man accused of killing his 83-year-old girlfriend.
May 29, 1997, midnight
S2E18 - Chapter Eighteen, Year Two
Wyler learns murder is often a family affair after a man claims to know who really murdered Tommy Banks and then Mary Beth's killer confesses.
May 29, 1997, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 47 min.
Season Runtime: 47 min.
Released: Sept. 20, 1995
Last Air Date: May 29, 1997, midnight
Status: Canceled
Certification: TV-MA / 17+
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