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Against the Law

FOX Ended Drama • Comedy

1 Season · 17 Episodes · Premiered August 4, 2001 · Ended April 5, 1991

Simon MacHeath, a brash and firey lawyer, has left his job at a prestigious law firm to start his own practice. His reputation for exploding into emotional outbursts during trials has gotten him in to repeated confrontations with judges, but he has a very sincere compassion for his clients, many of whom are victims of an uncaring justice system.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

17 episodes

E01

Pilot

Mon, Sep 24 1990 2:00 AM GMT+0000 90 min

E02

Where Truth Lies

Mon, Oct 1 1990 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

E03

The Price of Life

Mon, Oct 8 1990 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

E04

The Women

Mon, Oct 15 1990 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

E05

The Second Man

Mon, Oct 29 1990 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

E06

Requiem in B Flat

Mon, Nov 5 1990 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

E07

Contempt

Sat, Nov 17 1990 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

E08

A Safe, New World

Sat, Nov 24 1990 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

E09

Nature Now

Sat, Dec 8 1990 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

E10

We, the Jury

Sat, Dec 22 1990 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

E11

The Indictment

Sat, Jan 12 1991 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

E12

Hoops

Sat, Feb 2 1991 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

E13

The Union Label

Sat, Feb 9 1991 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

E14

Damages

Sat, Feb 16 1991 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

E15

Past, Present

Sat, Mar 2 1991 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

E16

Miss Mass

Sat, Mar 9 1991 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

E17

Evil Conduct

Sat, Apr 6 1991 3:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min

Cast

Michael O'Keefe

Michael O'Keefe as Simon MacHeath

Suzzanne Douglas

Suzzanne Douglas as Yvette Carruthers

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