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The Defenders Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
34 Episodes 1962 - 1963
Episode 1
The Voices of Death
Sat, Sep 15, 196260 mins
Martha Harrow has killed her husband - a sadistic alcoholic wife-beater.
Episode 2
Blood County
Sat, Sep 22, 196260 mins
Lawrence and Kenneth Preston go to Blood County, Pennsylvania, to represent a hunter who has been coerced into confessing to a killing he didn't commit. They find that local law enforcement doesn't want any "outside agitators" in their community, and they soon become the objects of threats--and more.
Episode 3
The Indelible Silence
Sat, Sep 29, 196260 mins
An American Nazi is accused of murdering the caretaker of a synagogue.
Episode 4
The Seven Ghosts of Simon Gray
Sat, Oct 6, 196260 mins
Preston becomes involved in the prior case of Simon Gray whom he successfully acquitted of a manslaughter charge four years earlier. Gray, who was driving a school bus that crashed and killed seven children, continues to be tormented by guilt over the incident. Gray's own granddaughter was one of the fatalities, and the situation is exacerbated by the unrelenting grief of his daughter. Preston seeks to find closure for Gray and his family by further investigation of the accident.
Episode 5
The Unwanted
Sat, Oct 13, 196260 mins
Dr. Silberman and his wife have raised young Emily as if she were their own child, but now her real mother wants her back.
Episode 6
Madman: Part 1
Sat, Oct 20, 196260 mins
The Prestons defend a disturbed young man accused of the murder of a girl he picked up and for which the state is demanding the death penalty. Although a court-appointed psychiatrist has evaluated him as sane, it's obvious that the man is, at the least, psychotic with some serious mother issues, but the Prestons discover that the state is in no mood to cut a deal and is determined to convict the man and put him to death.
Episode 7
Madman: Part 2
Sat, Oct 27, 196260 mins
In the conclusion of a two-part story, murder suspect Joey Tassili leaves intensive psychiatric evaluation and is placed on trial for the murder of a waitress. The Prestons seek to save Tassili from the electric chair by testing the McNaughton Rule of legal insanity and delivering an impassioned argument against capital punishment.
Episode 8
The Bigamist
Sat, Nov 3, 196260 mins
Steve Janos has left his alcoholic wife and re-married - but he neglected to get divorced first.
Episode 9
The Avenger
Sat, Nov 17, 196260 mins
When a famous doctor is murdered, a suspicion arises that he may have been an escaped Nazi war criminal.
Episode 10
The Invisible Badge
Sat, Nov 24, 196260 mins
Assistant district attorney Charles Terranova is tasked with the prosecution of Mike Flinn, a small-time bookmaker. Terranova seeks to have the case dismissed as it's Flinn's first offense. Concurrently, shady hood Patrick Birch convinces Flinn's daughter that Terranova will drop the charges against her father for a $2000 payoff. When the fee is paid and Flinn released, bribery charges are leveled against an astonished Terranova, who engages the Prestons to clear his name and save his legal career.
Episode 11
The Hidden Jungle
Sat, Dec 1, 196260 mins
Composer Joshua Ryder is accused of the stabbing death of his girlfriend Shirley and brought to trial. With overwhelming circumstantial evidence against his client, including a history of aberrant behavior, Lawrence Preston resorts to a courtroom trick in order to save Ryder from conviction. However, following Ryder's acquittal, another murder occurs, leading Preston into an ethical crisis and subsequent determination to expose the true killer.
Episode 12
The Savage Infant
Sat, Dec 8, 196260 mins
Fifteen year old Felipe Santander is arrested for slashing a cleaning lady. The Prestons, who once unsuccessfully defended Felipe's late father on a murder charge, intercede to help the boy, but they find him stubbornly unwilling to accept their assistance, particularly since his father was executed.
Episode 13
The Apostle
Sat, Dec 15, 196260 mins
A street preacher, Peter Brinks, is accused of robbery.
Episode 14
Grandma TNT
Sat, Dec 22, 196260 mins
In this comedic tale elderly, genteel Louisa Clarendon and her sisters have seen better financial days. With a lien due on their home and unable to pay the fee, Louisa decides to solve their problem by threatening to blow up a bank unless it hands over enough cash to cover their expenses. She then selects the Prestons at random to defend her.
Episode 15
Death Takes the Stand
Sat, Dec 29, 196260 mins
Howard March is desperate to prevent his daughter from going to Vermont with her boyfriend.
Episode 16
Kill or Be Killed
Sat, Jan 5, 196360 mins
An unjustly-convicted man breaks out of jail just as evidence comes through that can clear him - but, in the escape, he's killed a man.
Episode 17
Man Against Himself
Sat, Jan 12, 196360 mins
A young black man walking his girlfriend home through New York City's Central Park is accosted by a group of intoxicated white men. Words are exchanged and a fight breaks out, during which one of the white men is hit and dies. The black man is charged with manslaughter, but tells the judge that he doesn't want lawyer and will defend himself. The judge allows it but assigns Larry and Ken Preston to give him legal advice, even though he doesn't want it and in fact mocks the lawyers assigned to him and antagonizes the court during the trial.
Episode 18
The Poisoned Fruit Doctrine
Sat, Jan 19, 196360 mins
Should evidence obtained by wire-tapping be valid in a courtroom?
Episode 19
Poltergeist
Sat, Jan 26, 196360 mins
In an eerie change of pace, Lawrence, Kenneth, and Kenneth's girlfriend Joan are among the guests at the secluded Fire Island home of eccentric hosts Charles and Flora Goode. A student of the supernatural, Flora insists upon holding a seance during which Charles topples over dead. Flora blames a poltergeist for the tragedy, but the curious aroma on Charles' body suggests cyanide poisoning. The Prestons are tasked with uncovering the secrets of the other guests and solving the mystery.
Episode 20
Ordeal
Sat, Feb 2, 196360 mins
After planting evidence to incriminate her husband, Beatrice Hillyer coolly arranges her own death at the hands of an assassin.
Episode 21
The Hour Before Doomsday
Sat, Feb 9, 196360 mins
The Prestons defend a journalist in a libel suit brought by a self-styled "prophet".
Episode 22
The Traitor
Sat, Feb 16, 196360 mins
Vincent Kayle, an aeronautics employee, is arrested by the FBI and found to have in his possession film of stolen government documents. Accused of espionage, he faces trial as a spy and traitor to the country. The Prestons attempt to defend him but are thwarted by his steadfast refusal to cooperate.
Episode 23
The Eye of Fear
Sat, Feb 23, 196360 mins
Unhappily married to a wealthy older woman, Jerry Thomas finds himself the chief suspect when his wife is discovered murdered in her bed. The police discount Jerry's statements and arrest him for homicide. The Prestons face a tough case in court when the strong circumstantial evidence against Jerry proves formidable.
Episode 24
Metamorphosis
Sat, Mar 2, 196360 mins
Luke Jackson is scheduled to be executed in days. He killed a policeman seven years earlier and was condemned to death. After numerous appeals and stays, he has seemingly reached the end of the road, yet the Prestons say there is hope.
Episode 25
The Last Illusion
Sat, Mar 9, 196360 mins
After a famous illusionist dies during a complex trick, murder is suspected.
Episode 26
The Heathen
Sat, Mar 23, 196360 mins
A teacher seems likely to lose his job after being accused of promoting atheism.
Episode 27
A Book for Burning
Sat, Mar 30, 196360 mins
A famous writer is accused of writing an obscene book.
Episode 28
A Taste for Vengeance
Sat, Apr 6, 196360 mins
The subject of euthanasia is at the crux of this mystery when Rita Bernard's terminally-ill husband dies suddenly from an overdose of morphine. Although she declares her innocence, Rita is charged with the crime after her embittered mother-in-law Helen insists that she murdered her son. The ensuing trial proves tough for both sides as each woman offers compelling and very convincing testimony.
Episode 29
The Colossus
Sat, Apr 13, 196360 mins
On the verge of discovering a cure for cancer, Dr. Chaney is accused of murder.
Episode 30
Judgment Eve
Sat, Apr 20, 196360 mins
The trial of Frank Thorpe, a businessman accused of engaging a hit man to murder a competitor, has ended. Twelve jurors are sequestered to decide upon a verdict. Although they're instructed to not discuss the case outside of official deliberations, jurors begin to expose their thoughts and prejudices in casual conversations and flashbacks to events during the trial.
Episode 31
The Noose
Sat, Apr 27, 196360 mins
Arriving for a trial in a small Southern town, the Prestons find their client has been lynched.
Episode 32
Everybody Else Is Dead
Sat, May 11, 196360 mins
Whilst representing Mrs. Potter in her divorce, widower Lawrence Preston finds himself falling in love with her.
Episode 33
The Trial of Twenty-Two
Sat, May 18, 196360 mins
Corrupt labor union leader Peter Chakris resorts to conspiracy when he fears losing control to Fred Solasky, the son of a beloved former union leader. When a colleague is murdered, Chakris frames Solasky for the crime. The Prestons must defend Solasky and expose Chakris's conspiracy.
Episode 34
The Brother Killers
Sat, May 25, 196360 mins
During the final fraternity initiation at a local college, black pledge Harley Dean is killed in a fall during a hazing stunt gone wrong. Fraternity brothers Gary Foster, Cliff Wakeman, and Deke Wilson are all charged with manslaughter and could face up to fifteen years in prison. The Prestons agree to defend the trio.