About this season
Marshall Law is a cheeky view of two sisters juggling the personal with the professional as they make their mark in the fascinating and often humourous world of a city Magistrate's Court.
Episodes (17)
1. Dogs, Wives and Videotapes
Aired 13 August 2002 • 50 min
Ros Marshall has to prove herself as a Junior Crown prosecutor when she gets her first case - acting for a pole dancer who's determined justice will be done... one way or another.
2. The Perfect Sister
Aired 14 August 2002 • 50 min
Ros is finding it difficult to follow her older sister Varity's footsteps. Ros' fraud case seems straightforward enough but when love gets in the way, complications set in.
3. Head Job
Aired 20 August 2002 • 50 min
When Ros tries to keep a small-time crim out of jail, she is met with opposition from an unexpected source. Legal aid solicitor Mikey O'Dea reluctantly comes to her aid.
4. Mother's Day
Aired 27 August 2002 • 50 min
Ros finds her skills tested when a male erotic dancer is assaulted by the captain of a girls' volleyball team during a night out. When Verity conducts a moot court, we get a glimpse of what drew her and Dylan together.
5. Life in the Raw
Aired 3 September 2002 • 50 min
Bedlam in the courtroom as Ros prosecutes a university professor for indecent exposure. Verity takes on a feral ten year old in the Children's Court and Dylan indulges himself with an expensive new car, while supposedly devoid of money when he divorced Verity.
6. Altered States
Aired 10 September 2002 • 50 min
Ros's straightforward bail hearing gets complicated when Dylan becomes her opposing counsel and sees another side to her former brother-in-law. Verity defends Ishbel, a witch accused of embezzlement.
7. The Real Thing
Aired 17 September 2002 • 50 min
Ros and Mikey lock horns in the family feud from hell. As they try to smooth the troubled waters between warring sisters, an unforeseen circumstance arises. When a woman assaults a shoe salesman on the eve of her wedding she is surprised to find she has Verity's full sympathy.
8. The Samovar
Aired 24 September 2002 • 50 min
Ros is desperate to salvage a family treasure from her father's estate. Family tensions escalate as a dispute develops over his estate. When Ros enlists Dylan's help, Verity and Dylan's feelings for each other are rekindled.
9. Trial by Jury
Aired 1 October 2002 • 50 min
It's Ros' first trial and with an unwilling witness it seems unwinable. Although seriously distracted by carnal desires, Verity finds a creative solution to a rental dispute. Dylan's curiosity is aroused when Prue alerts him to Verity's uncharacteristic behaviour - like accidentally wearing odd shoes to a mediation hearing.
10. Pleasure and Pain
Aired 8 October 2002 • 50 min
When a young man almost dies from a B & D session gone wrong, Ros prosecutes the bondage mistress in charge. She's mystified by her young client's apparent affection for the bondage mistress, until his strange secret is revealed.
11. Domestic Bliss
Aired 15 October 2002 • 50 min
When Ros and Verity clash during an assault case, Verity is determined to beat her younger sister. Ros is equally determined to show Verity that she won't be taken for granted. Mikey's hopes soar when Ros decides she wants a 'proper' relationship.
12. Backing Your Judgement
Aired 22 October 2002 • 50 min
A dilemma for Ros as Dellabosca tells her to up the charges in a theft case while Mikey and the police informant want them reduced. With the police informant's baby due at any time, Don goes with the chaotic flow of the courtroom.
13. The Beast That Roared
Aired 29 October 2002 • 50 min
Ros prosecutes a mental impairment case made all the more difficult when the defendant decides to self represent. Verity runs her first prosecution, with the formidable Prue opposing.
14. Conflict of Interest
Aired 5 November 2002 • 50 min
Ros tries to fend off an offender who has a crush on her. He remembers her from a past amorous encounter but she has no recollection of him. Much to Mikey's disappointment, Ros and Don continue their hot relationship.
15. Snorting Charlie
Aired 11 November 2002 • 50 min
Ros' skills are put to the test when a would-be burglar accidentally snorts the cremated remains of a dog. Her steamy relationship with Don is under threat when she's tempted by an old flame from university.
16. Boys Behaving Badly
Aired 19 November 2002 • 50 min
Ros and Mikey do their best to quell longstanding hostilities between warring neighbours. Their feral clients make life in the courtroom hell. Verity and Scott tackle a penile enhancement gone wrong.
17. Money Talks
Aired 26 November 2002 • 50 min
Ros hopes she's not out of depth when Dellabosca assigns her to a child murder committal. When her prime witness falters, the case is in jeopardy.