Street Legal
The professional and private lives of a group of aggressive young attorneys in partnership in Toronto.
- 1987-1994
- 8 seasons
- Drama
The professional and private lives of a group of aggressive young attorneys in partnership in Toronto.
Season 8 Episode Guide
20 Episodes 1993 - 1994
Episode 1
Strictly Business
Chuck and Olivia return from their Honeymoon; Laura suggests a billing contest to Olivia; Chuck agrees to fill in temporarily as senior partner.
Episode 2
Hasta La Vista
Eva Paredes clears Leon, but tragedy strikes; Rob meets an old flame through Laura; eager to win the billings contest, Olivia represents a controversial sexist author.
Episode 3
Truth or Dare
Olivia and Laura continue their billings war; Leon represents a Caucasian police cadet suing for reverse discrimination; Chuck permanently becomes senior partner.
Episode 4
But Not Forgotten
Laura represents a young boy accused of murder; an adjudicator position falls in Leon's lap; Rob latest client is making him miserable; a new articling student joins the firm.
Episode 5
Black and White in Color
Leon represents a black nurse who claims discrimination at her workplace; Rob and Nina's romance heats up; Leon and Alana decide meet their foster child.
Episode 6
Fit Punishment
Laura represents a child molester, but is up against Malony; Ben starts to spend time with Leon and Alana; Chuck finds a creative way to get his latest client off the hook.
Episode 7
What's Love Got to Do with It?
Malony's involvement with Laura's case leads to tragedy; Olivia is offered a TV commentator job; Leon represents a lesbian fighting for her deceased partner's pension.
Episode 8
Truth, Lies and Consequences
Rob represents an entrepreneur accused of stealing her former employer's clients; Olivia accepts the TV job, despite Chuck's misgivings; Leon and Alana officially adopt Ben.
Episode 9
Do the Right Thing
Olivia loses her talk-show job when she represents a TV journalist who refuses to name a source; Jack Driscoll pays Chuck to fly to Brazil and interview one of his employees; Leon represents a young man who wants to sue his father for non-support; Olivia and Chuck become more and more distant.
Episode 10
Feared by the Bad, Loved by the Good
Chuck defends a cross-border cigarette smuggler accused of murder; a high-powered lawyer tries to wield his influence on a furious Alana; Rob drinks his way through a broken hearts; Valerie makes a shocking confession to Laura; Leon and Alana disagree on how to handle Ben's school problems.
Episode 11
The Cost of Love
Leon represents the wife of an abusive husband in a divorce case; Olivia is concerned about Chuck's involvement with Jack Driscoll; Nina's husband wants Rob to represent him in a land-zoning settlement; Ben's behavioral problems get worse; Chuck has a surprise for Olivia.
Episode 12
Fair Is Foul
Abused wife Joan Millman kills her husband, and Leon enlists Chuck and Laura to take over the case; Alana and Leon bring in professional help for Ben; the RCMP are breathing down Chuck's neck in their investigation of Jack Driscoll.
Episode 13
The Firm
BRT & Associates considers bringing in another criminal lawyer to help Chuck; Olivia is approached by a woman's group to represent a journalist; Leon helps a colleague fighting for the family of miners killed in an accident.
Episode 14
Persons Living or Dead
Leon represents a group of miner's, angering Chuck who feels the firm can't afford the case; Laura represents Rob's cousin; Chuck and Olivia grow more distant.
Episode 15
Crossroads
Olivia represents a female lawyer denied a partnership at her firm; Leon continues with the miner's case, but Chuck demands BRT vote if they should continue with the case.
Episode 16
The Morning After
Leon and Rob continue on the miners' case; Alana oversees a child custody case; due to circumstance, Chuck finds himself going up against Leon in the miner's case.
Episode 17
No Holds Barred
Chuck and Leon battle each other in court, leading to hard feelings; Olivia joins an AIDS task force and encounters an old nemesis; Alana makes a controversial speech.
Episode 18
The Long and Winding Road
Olivia is determined to get Arthur Locke thrown off the task force; Rob and Laura grow closer; Leon's win causes Chuck to reevaluate his life and leaves town.
Episode 19
Last Rites: Part 1
Olivia is charged with murder for helping a friend with AIDS commit suicide. The firm rallies around, including her estranged husband Chuck, just back from Vancouver.
Episode 20
Last Rites: Part 2
Olivia murder trial concludes with a surprising result. Rob and Laura, as well as Chuck and Olivia find themselves at a crossroads with their relationship.