Robert Singer
Director
Reasonable Doubts (1991)
Season 1
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.
Released Sept. 26, 1991
Episode 42 min
None+
Keywords: tmdb.police, tmdb.police-detective, tmdb.district-attorney, tmdb.deaf, tmdb.disabled, imdb.courtroom, imdb.sign-language + 6 more, imdb.deaf-woman, imdb.detective, imdb.prosecutor, imdb.court-case, awards.emmy-award-nominated, awards.golden-globe-nominated
Production Companies: Lorimar Television, December 3rd Productions
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - 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.
Sept. 26, 1991, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
Sept. 27, 1991, midnight
S1E3 - 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.
Oct. 4, 1991, midnight
S1E4 - 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 drinking.
Oct. 18, 1991, midnight
S1E5 - ... 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.
Oct. 25, 1991, midnight
S1E6 - The Silent Treatment
Tess is tough on a deaf man accused of attempted murder, and Dicky becomes involved with attorney Lila Simon.
Nov. 1, 1991, midnight
S1E7 - Tangled up in Blue
Bruce's move on Kay shakes things up with Tess; and a date-rape incident promises many aftershocks.
Nov. 8, 1991, midnight
S1E8 - 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.
Nov. 15, 1991, midnight
S1E9 - 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.
Nov. 29, 1991, midnight
S1E10 - 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.
Dec. 5, 1991, midnight
S1E11 - 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.
Dec. 13, 1991, midnight
S1E12 - 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.
Dec. 20, 1991, midnight
S1E13 - 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.
Jan. 17, 1992, midnight
S1E14 - 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.
Feb. 4, 1992, midnight
S1E15 - 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.
Feb. 11, 1992, midnight
S1E16 - 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.
March 3, 1992, midnight
S1E17 - 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.
March 17, 1992, midnight
S1E18 - 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.
March 17, 1992, midnight
S1E19 - 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.
March 24, 1992, midnight
S1E20 - Home to Roost
Maggie provides a spirited defense of a battered woman accused of murder in a case that Tess prosecutes with ambivalent feelings.
Sept. 8, 1992, midnight
S1E21 - 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.
Sept. 15, 1992, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 2640 min.
Released: Sept. 26, 1991
Last Air Date: April 27, 1993, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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