Against the Law
Simon MacHeath, a brash and firey lawyer, has left his job at a prestigious law firm to start his own practice. His reputation for exploding into emotional outbursts during trials has gotten him in to repeated confrontations with judges, but he has a very sincere compassion for his clients, many of whom are victims of an uncaring justice system.
- 1990-1991
- 1 season
- Fox Network
- Comedy, Drama
Simon MacHeath, a brash and firey lawyer, has left his job at a prestigious law firm to start his own practice. His reputation for exploding into emotional outbursts during trials has gotten him in to repeated confrontations with judges, but he has a very sincere compassion for his clients, many of whom are victims of an uncaring justice system.
Season 1 Episode Guide
17 Episodes 1990 - 1991
Episode 1
Pilot
Mon, Aug 13, 1990
In the pilot, lawyer Simon MacHeath helps a woman seeking to divorce a mobster; and a teen who confessed to killing a psychiatrist.
Episode 2
Where the Truth Lies
Sun, Sep 30, 1990
A poker debt forces MacHeath to defend a snitch whose perjury once cost him a case.
Episode 3
The Price of Life
Sun, Oct 7, 1990
MacHeath's opposition in a hospital negligence suit is a man working for his former father-in-law (Fritz Weaver), who consents to a wager when Mac's case appears lost.
Episode 4
The Women
Sun, Oct 14, 1990
Yvette tries to make a rape case against a hooker's john; MacHeath fights for---and with---a store owner charged with shoplifting and assault.
Episode 5
The Second Man
Sun, Oct 28, 1990
MacHeath feels he's working against his mentor when he defends one of two brothers charged with robbery and murder.
Episode 6
Requiem in B Flat
Sun, Nov 4, 1990
MacHeath and Phoebe (Barbara Williams) recall happier times when Mac sprang an ex-con, who's now on death row for the accidental killing of a cop.
Episode 7
Contempt
Fri, Nov 16, 1990
MacHeath goes to bat for a comedian busted for obscene language---and goes to jail when he can't get the man to control his mouth in the courtroom.
Episode 8
A Safe, New World
Fri, Nov 23, 1990
Mac helps a 16-year-old prodigy gain emancipation from his family, then learns they have mob ties.
Episode 9
Nature Now
Fri, Dec 7, 1990
MacHeath is hired by an old flame, now an environmental activist, to defend her after she is accused of a bombing.
Episode 10
We, the Jury
Fri, Dec 21, 1990
Mac holds Christmas Eve court in the mayor's home, where a homeless man's hostages are used as the jury in the man's fight against city hall.
Episode 11
The Indictment
Fri, Jan 11, 1991
MacHeath is one of several lawyers involved in a civil injury suit against a corporation, but stands alone after being charged with rape.
Episode 12
Hoops
Fri, Feb 1, 1991
A basketball coach fights to keep his illiterate star eligible, until he hurts his knee---and loses his scholarship; and diet-powder users want to sue after gaining weight.
Episode 13
The Union Label
Fri, Feb 8, 1991
Mac loses his cool when Meigs is hospitalized by union thugs warning him not to challenge their corrupt leader.
Episode 14
Damages
Fri, Feb 15, 1991
Episode 15
Past, Present
Fri, Mar 1, 1991
Episode 16
Miss Mass
Fri, Mar 8, 1991
Mac learns that revealing pictures aren't the only secret in the past of a beauty queen, whose mother objects to his suit against the tabloid that prints them.
Episode 17
Evil Conduct
Fri, Apr 5, 1991
During an illegal search and seizure, a man confesses to killing his daughter's rapist.