Philly — Season 1, Episode 7: Prisoner of Love
Drama • 45 min • 1 season, 22 episodes • ★ 7.3/10
Episode synopsis
Kathleen starts out her day in tears -- it's the 12th anniversary of her marriage to Dan, and she grieves over the sad end to which the marriage came. Later, Kathleen runs into Dan in the courthouse. He's grieving over the end of the marriage as well, and they have a nice moment on the stairs, which ends with Dan giving her a small peck on the cheek and saying ""Happy Anniversary"". A bad day gets worse when Kathleen is unsuccessful in her defense of Janice Bonner, a female corrections officer charged with institutional sexual assault on a prisoner. Kathleen then miscalculates when she asks Judge Hawes for an immediate sentence so that she can file an immediate appeal. After the trial is over, he lets her know that he would have given her client a lighter sentence had she waited for the sentencing reports and psychological evaluation. On another matter, she appears before Judge Armstrong, who can't seem to make up her mind about whether or not the photo array used to identify Kathleen's
About Philly
Philly is an American television series created by Steven Bochco that focused on criminal defense attorney Kathleen Maguire. It lasted a full season and was canceled due to low ratings. The final episode was advertised heavily as the series finale, a move not commonly used in network promotion, for a series lasting only one season. The complete series is not on DVD, but is viewable on Netflix in HD and 5.1 Surround Sound. The series briefly aired in syndication on Universal HD in 2008.