12th Jan 2004

Pilot. The show revolves around Alice De Raey, a young criminal lawyer thrown into a justice system bursting at the seams. She encounters an endless procession of characters-ranging from the truly desperate to the wonderfully bizarre. Alice, with a good-natured openness that cloaks a tenacious, committed spirit, finds herself on a journey that constantly tests her patience and compassion.

19th Jan 2004

Alice tries to convince the Crown to have compassion for a former drug addict.

26th Jan 2004

Alice defends a bipolar woman, a man caught in a battle between feuding lovers, an illiterate man, and a Jamaican man with one leg.

2nd Feb 2004

A judge tries to save a mentally challenged man who has been charged with assault; Alice defends a man charged with sexual assault; Elliot is infatuated by a court interpreter.

8th Feb 2004

Alice tries to convince a couple that one of them must go to prison so that the other can stay home and raise their children.

9th Feb 2004

Elliot hires a private investigator to help with his case; Alice juggles two clients, one charged with assault and the other suspiciously eager to go to prison.

16th Feb 2004

A diagnosed schizophrenic women is charged with abducting a baby.

1st Mar 2004

A man is charged with assaulting the fathers of boys who bullied his daughter; a homeless intellectual defends himself.

8th Mar 2004

Alice's client is charged with abusing and neglecting his father, who has Alzheimer's disease; Elliot defends a high-profile artist.

15th Mar 2004

James helps a drug dealer prove he has been framed; Alice defends a street kid charged with aggressive panhandling.

22nd Mar 2004

A woman is accused of stalking her ex-boyfriend and his girlfriend; an 18-year-old is pressured to cover for a drug dealer.

29th Mar 2004

Alice defends a man on trial for assaulting his son and an Eastern European immigrant who is being tormented by former acquaintances.

5th Apr 2004

Alice defends a man in for an altercation with the superintendent of his rooming house.