About this season
The professional and private lives of a group of young, aggressive attorneys in partnership together in a small downtown Toronto law firm. However they do not necessarily always see eye to eye on things.
Episodes (16)
1. Holy Thursday
Aired 5 October 1990 • 60 min
Olivia and Chuck work together to make Olivia managing partner to give them financial control of the firm, but Carrie ends up getting the position. Carrie's friend Wendy looks for help in hiding her daughter from her abusive ex-husband. Leon's client lodges a suit against a cosmetic company.
2. Spare Parts
Aired 12 October 1990 • 60 min
Olivia's brothers show up in her life again, wanting to buy out Olivia's share of the family cottage, and end up getting themselves arrested for dealing animal parts. While Leon helps Nick's mother deal with a rental dispute, Alana decides to go after an open judge's seat.
3. Double Agenda
Aired 19 October 1990 • 60 min
Carrie has been falling in love with Dillon, but when she learns that he's prosecuting her client and friend, Wendy, for first degree murder, this puts a serious strain on their relationship. Leon makes a case against a dirty immigration lawyer.
4. Shadow Boxing
Aired 26 October 1990 • 60 min
In an attempt to impress a Hollywood producer she's representing, Olivia pits two unions against each other. Leon has to report a good friend to the law society, and Alana accepts the judge's seat.
5. Standard of Care
Aired 2 November 1990 • 60 min
Chuck discoves his son Adam is desoeratly ill and ex-wife Lisa flies him back to Toronto for treatment.
6. Softsell
Aired 9 November 1990 • 60 min
During a press conference called to announce his candidacy for mayor politician Kevin Coatsworth is served papers for sexual harassment.
7. The Psychic
Aired 16 November 1990 • 60 min
Carrie enters a new dimension in criminal defense as she takes on the case of a young woman who contends she led police to the body of her murdered husband via a psychic vision.
8. Divine Image
Aired 23 November 1990 • 60 min
Leon surprises everyone when he announces he intends to run for mayor, a decision Alana is less than enthusiastic about.
9. Sanctuary
Aired 30 November 1990 • 60 min
A priest friend of Leon's is arrested for concealing a terrorist, but Leon, fearing for his new political career, is reluctant to become invovled.
10. Lies
Aired 7 December 1990 • 60 min
Wanda, the firm's recceptionist, finds herself in a dilemma when her father arranges that she marry Sujeet, a distant cousin from India.
11. Tyger, Tyger
Aired 14 December 1990 • 60 min
Carrie's excitement at reaching the final stages of Kim's adoption is short- lives when Kim's natural grandparents show up to contest Carrie's application for custody.
12. Murder
Aired 4 January 1991 • 60 min
Chuck becomes more and more obsessed with Olivia and her attention to producer Peter Garland, and hires Nick del Gado to track their activities.
13. The Cookies Crumble
Aired 11 January 1991 • 60 min
Producer Peter Garland is found dead in his townhouse, and Chuck is arrested for his murder.
14. The Prosecution
Aired 18 January 1991 • 60 min
Chuck's case does not look hopeful and, in desperation, Chuck approaches Nick to do some investigating of his own.
15. Election Day
Aired 25 January 1991 • 60 min
Chuck learns Peter Garland hired a private investigator to look into the affairs of Johnny Marsh, and that Olivia was using the information to blackmail Marsh.
16. The Truth
Aired 1 February 1991 • 60 min
Carrie accepts Dillon's marriage propsosal. Marriage is not a happy affair for Alana and Leon, however.