About this season
Against the Law is an American dramedy television series that aired on the Fox network from September 23, 1990 to April 5, 1991. Starring Michael O'Keefe and Suzzanne Douglas, the 17 hour-long episodes centered on the brash Boston lawyer, Simon MacHeath, who left his job at a prestigious law firm to start his own defense practice.
Episodes (17)
1. Pilot
Aired 23 September 1990 • 90 min
2. Where Truth Lies
Aired 30 September 1990
3. The Price of Life
Aired 7 October 1990
4. The Women
Aired 14 October 1990
5. The Second Man
Aired 28 October 1990
6. Requiem in B Flat
Aired 4 November 1990
7. Contempt
Aired 16 November 1990
8. A Safe, New World
Aired 23 November 1990
9. Nature Now
Aired 7 December 1990
10. We, the Jury
Aired 21 December 1990
11. The Indictment
Aired 11 January 1991
12. Hoops
Aired 1 February 1991
13. The Union Label
Aired 8 February 1991
14. Damages
10.0Aired 15 February 1991
15. Past, Present
Aired 1 March 1991
16. Miss Mass
Aired 8 March 1991
17. Evil Conduct
Aired 5 April 1991
A date-rape victim and her father (run up against 'the system.' It fails them, so he shoots the rapistto death. That's where this story of law and morality begins. He confesses, and the police recover the gun. However, the police have 'erased' his Constitutional rights, as the prosecutor puts it. By the book, the killer should walk. But the judge throws out the book. So defense attorney MacHeath urges the jury to consult another book: ""a higher law."" (TV Guide)