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Reasonable Doubts

Reasonable Doubts
★ 7.6/10•1991•42m•Drama
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Two people with one passion: JUSTICE

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.

StatusEnded
Runtime42m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 26, 1991

Episodes

E160m

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.

Sep 26, 1991

E260m

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.

Sep 27, 1991

E360m

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

E460m

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

E560m

... 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

E660m

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

E760m

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

E860m

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

E960m

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

E1060m

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

E1160m

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

E1260m

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

E1360m

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

E1460m

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

E1560m

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

E1660m

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.

Mar 3, 1992

E1760m

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.

Mar 17, 1992

E1860m

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.

Mar 17, 1992

E1960m

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.

Mar 24, 1992

E2060m

Home to Roost

Maggie provides a spirited defense of a battered woman accused of murder in a case that Tess prosecutes with ambivalent feelings.

Sep 8, 1992

E2160m

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.

Sep 15, 1992

Actors

Mark Harmon

Mark Harmon

Det. Dicky Cobb

Marlee Matlin

Marlee Matlin

ADA Tess Kaufman

William Converse-Roberts

William Converse-Roberts

Arthur Gold

Tim Grimm

Tim Grimm

Bruce Kaufman

Bill Pugin

Bill Pugin

Ben Douglas

Kay Lenz

Kay Lenz

Maggie Zombro

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