The Guardian

Season 1 Episode 3: Paternity

3 SeasonsOct 09, 2001TV-PG43m7.6

Nick Fallin takes the case of Lawrence Neal, a young boy who is normal except for a spinal condition that landed him in a wheelchair. When his mother is sentenced to jail for prostitution, Social Services advises locking him up in the Ryan...

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

1. Pilot

Aired: Sep 25, 2001

Corporate lawyer Nick Fallin is doing community service as a child advocate t...

Episode 2 Reunion

2. Reunion

Aired: Oct 2, 2001

To hold Hunter's lawsuit together against a recalcitrant pharmaceutical compa...

Episode 3 Paternity

3. Paternity

Aired: Oct 9, 2001

Nick Fallin takes the case of Lawrence Neal, a young boy who is normal except...

Episode 4 Lolita?

4. Lolita?

Aired: Oct 16, 2001

Nick wants to handle the case of a factory in trouble, which needs to reorgan...

Episode 5 The Men from the Boys

5. The Men from the Boys

Aired: Oct 23, 2001

Nick is not amused to be maneuvered into taking risks with gay judge Smirnovi...

Episode 6 Indian Summer

6. Indian Summer

Aired: Oct 30, 2001

Nick is assigned the case of teenage girl Dina Jameson, whose violent past me...

Episode 7 Feeding Frenzy

7. Feeding Frenzy

Aired: Nov 6, 2001

Nick successfully pleads the case of gentle, mentally-challenged Malcolm Demp...

Episode 8 Heart

8. Heart

Aired: Nov 20, 2001

Burton Fallin asks in vain for Nick's help in the case of former CEO Harry Jo...

Episode 9 The Funnies

9. The Funnies

Aired: Nov 27, 2001

Nick reluctantly takes the case of penniless legal services secretary Barbara...

Episode 10 Loyalties

10. Loyalties

Aired: Dec 11, 2001

Nick is appalled when Louisa 'Lulu' Archer, a lawyer Burton was prepared to h...

Episode 11 Home

11. Home

Aired: Dec 18, 2001

Nick prepares to transfer to the other law firm next week, but first has an a...

Episode 12 Causality

12. Causality

Aired: Jan 8, 2002

Nick starts his new job, but instantly hates it, being forced to do mergers. ...

Episode 13 Privilege

13. Privilege

Aired: Jan 22, 2002

Nick escapes parole problems, expresses his unease at Kik's and returns to Bu...

Episode 14 Family

14. Family

Aired: Feb 5, 2002

Burton's sister-in-law and former secret crush Liz is selling her advertising...

Episode 15 In Loco Parentis

15. In Loco Parentis

Aired: Feb 26, 2002

Teenage father Todd contests his baby being adopted, without even hearing him...

Episode 16 Solidarity

16. Solidarity

Aired: Mar 5, 2002

Nick takes the case of mother Maria, opposing self-supporting model student D...

Episode 17 The Divide

17. The Divide

Aired: Mar 12, 2002

Nick takes the case of genius schoolboy Matthew Damira, who opposes being ado...

Episode 20 Shelter

20. Shelter

Aired: May 7, 2002

Nick and Lulu defend orphan Denny Collins (16) and his true love Jeanette Mun...

Episode 21 The Chinese Wall

21. The Chinese Wall

Aired: May 14, 2002

Former Pennsylvania state senator Nathan Caldwell is made senior partner by B...

Episode 22 The Beginning

22. The Beginning

Aired: May 21, 2002

Nick decides to become Hunter's legal guardian after father Dr. Thomas Reed's...

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Current Status: Ended

Network: CBS

Genres:Drama, Crime

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