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The Guardian Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 2002 - 2003
Episode 1
Testimony
Tue, Sep 24, 2002 60 mins
Nick (Simon Baker) finds himself possibly facing prison for drug possession and assault, while Burton (Dabney Coleman) again searches for a way to free his son. Caldwell: John Rubinstein. Shannon: Amanda Michalka. Lulu: Wendy Moniz. James: Charles Malik Whitfield. Jake: Raphael Sbarge.
Episode 2
Monster
Tue, Oct 1, 2002 60 mins
Nick represents a 13-year-old charged with raping and murdering his mother who could be tried for first-degree murder unless Nick can get him sent to juvenile court. Lulu: Wendy Moniz. Laurie Solt: Kathleen Chalfant. Alvin: Alan Rosenberg.
Episode 3
The Dead
Tue, Oct 8, 2002 60 mins
Burton and Mary Gressler (Farrah Fawcett) begin a friendship and he helps her when Mandy's ex wants to take Mandy's body to Atlantic City to be cremated. Meanwhile, Nick and Alvin (Alan Rosenberg) face each other in a legal battle when they represent opposing parties in a battle to remove bodies from a cemetery. Shannon: Amanda Michalka. Caldwell: John Rubinstein. Jake: Raphael Sbarge. Lulu: Wendy Moniz.
Episode 4
The Next Life
Tue, Oct 15, 2002 60 mins
Burton announces the partnership of Fallin & Fallin and the firm's first case involves a hospital where a nurse (Victor McCay) has confessed to killing cancer patients. But there's a conflict of interest when James reveals that his grandmother died on the hospital's oncology ward. Drea: Kerry Washington. Jenna: Sarah Rayne. Alvin: Alan Rosenberg. Jake: Raphael Sbarge.
Episode 5
Assuming the Position
Tue, Oct 22, 2002 60 mins
Alvin is arrested when he's found in a "massage" parlor, and he asks Lulu to represent the prostitute (Kathleen York) he was with to help her keep custody of her child. Meanwhile, Nick represents a boy in a custody hearing and makes a disturbing discovery regarding the boy's lead poisoning. Bryant Wilcox: Myles Mason. Seth Hallowell: Francis V. Guinan. Judge Damsen: Denise Dowse.
Episode 6
The Living
Tue, Oct 29, 2002 60 mins
As the legal guardian of two siblings he represented the year before, Nick (Simon Baker) must find the missing sister so she can be a bone-marrow donor to save her dying brother. Lulu: Wendy Moniz. Burton: Dabney Coleman.
Episode 7
The Innocent
Tue, Nov 12, 2002 60 mins
Nick represents two children (Hallee Hirsh, Celeste Hope) in a custody case after their brother dies as a result of their heroin-addicted father's neglect. Meanwhile, Lulu helps a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 21 years prevent his wife from divorcing him. Lou Caffey: Tate Donovan. Tom Burke: Brent Sexton. Jake: Raphael Sbarge.
Episode 8
The Neighborhood
Tue, Nov 19, 2002 60 mins
Lulu (Wendy Moniz) represents an old friend when one of the woman's adopted children is murdered and the other is taken away after her husband becomes a suspect. Meanwhile, Nick helps a mentally challenged man he knew when he was a boy. Alvin: Alan Rosenberg. Jake: Raphael Sbarge. Laurie: Kathleen Chalfant.
Episode 9
The Dark
Tue, Nov 26, 2002 60 mins
James asks Nick to represent Levi (Lee Thompson Young), who is threatened with a expulsion from school for refusing to name the gang members who beat him up for leaving the gang. Meanwhile, Burton stays at Nick's while recuperating from temporary loss of sight in one eye. Scott Kolbrenner: Paul Gleason. Albert "Sparky" Walters: Al Ruscio.
Episode 10
Sacrifice
Tue, Dec 10, 2002 60 mins
Nick (Simon Baker) represents a 16-year-old who wants to put her baby up for adoption after her father is arrested for murdering her gravely ill mother. Nick also represents the hospital where Brian (Johnny Sneed) is accused of negligence that led to the death of a patient. Lulu: Wendy Moniz. Laurie: Kathleen Chalfant. Burton: Dabney Coleman.
Episode 11
No Good Deed
Tue, Dec 17, 2002 60 mins
Nick helps an irrepressibly optimistic boy who wants to remain in the shelter system; Burton lets Mary Gressler and Shannon stay with him after their house fire. Alvin: Alan Rosenberg. Lulu: Wendy Moniz. Burton: Dabney Coleman.
Episode 12
You Belong to Me
Tue, Jan 7, 2003 60 mins
While Brian is away in New Mexico, Lulu (Wendy Moniz) becomes the target of a mysterious caller who then breaks into her home, prompting Nick to become protective. Also: Nick represents a boy whose potentially abusive father wants custody. Albert Gregg: Bruce A. Young. Burton: Dabney Coleman. Jake: Raphael Sbarge.
Episode 13
Ambition
Tue, Jan 21, 2003 60 mins
Nick's new client, Caroline Novak (Rita Moreno), is Lulu's mother, who blows into town and tempts Lulu with an offer to work for her new company. But Nick's knowledge of Caroline's shaky business practices and his affection for Lulu create a conflict of interests. Meanwhile, James represents a teen who he thinks is throwing away his future to become a rapper. Antoine: Percy Daggs III. Jed: Todd Stashwick.
Episode 14
Understand Your Man
Tue, Feb 4, 2003 60 mins
Nick helps a transvestite in a child-custody case involving the son of the man's former lover, who recently died and whose wife died nine years earlier. Meanwhile, Jake discovers that a woman who won the L.S.P. Acheiver Award is using drugs and neglecting her child. Lulu: Wendy Moniz. Brian: Johnny Sneed. Jake: Raphael Sbarge.
Episode 15
Where You Are
Tue, Feb 11, 2003 60 mins
Fallin and Fallin represents Nick's old college roommate, Rob (David Burke), who wants to market a device for tracking children and asks Nick to test it on L.S.P. clients. But Nick's decision angers Alvin, who thinks he's using the children like guinea pigs. Dee: Robert Bailey Jr. Guy Feeney: George Sharperson. Lulu: Wendy Moniz. Jake: Raphael Sbarge.
Episode 16
The Weight
Tue, Feb 18, 2003 60 mins
Lulu asks Nick to take her place representing a terminally ill infant when she becomes too close to the mom (Michelle Azar), whose husband wants to let the child die. Meanwhile, the son (Nicky Katt) of a friend wants Burton to contribute money to his children's center. Red: Dion Anderson. John Clayton: Todd Robert Anderson. Barbara: Rusty Schwimmer.
Episode 17
The Intersection
Tue, Feb 25, 2003 60 mins
An injured Nick and unconscious Lulu are taken to the hospital after their accident, where Lulu's condition is critical and her mom (Rita Moreno) argues with Brian about her treatment. Meanwhile, Nick represents the autistic child (Mason Lucero) of the woman who hit them, when the mother dies and leaves the boy orphaned. Evan Puskaric: Nicky Katt. Brian: Johnny Sneed. Burton: Dabney Coleman.
Episode 18
My Aim Is True
Tue, Mar 18, 2003 60 mins
Burton represents a young cop (Joshua Harto) who shot Nick's former drug dealer, but the honest officer maintains that the dealer posed no threat at the time of the shooting. Meanwhile, Nick is suspected of adding hours to his LSP timesheet. Claire Stasiak: Joie Lenz. Jonah Horwitz: Eric Siegel. Wendy: Amanda MacDonald. Burton: Dabney Coleman.
Episode 19
Back in the Ring
Tue, Apr 1, 2003 60 mins
Nick represents a once-famous boxer (Taylor Sheridan) who has been released from prison and is fighting for custody of his son. Meanwhile, Fallin and Fallin advise Caroline Novak (Rita Moreno) who's been subpoenaed by a grand jury for business crimes. Ashley: Zena Grey. Mrs. Webber: P.B. Hutton.
Episode 20
What It Means to You
Tue, Apr 22, 2003 60 mins
Nick and Lulu battle each other while representing opposing clients in an eminent-domain case, but, behind the scenes, romantic sparks fly between them. Meanwhile, Burton and Claire run into problems while prepping Davenport (Joshua Harto) for his case. Claire: Joie Lenz. Lulu: Wendy Moniz.
Episode 21
Burton & Ernie
Tue, Apr 29, 2003 60 mins
Burton is caught in a painful situation when he catches his juvenile nephew trying to rape Shannon (Amanda Michalka) and he calls the police. Meanwhile, Alvin catches Nick and Lulu in an intimate moment at LSP after hours, and Lulu asks Nick to act as though they're in a serious relationship. Jake: Raphael Sbarge. James: Charles Malik Whitfield.
Episode 22
Sensitive Jackals
Tue, May 6, 2003 60 mins
Nick wants the firm to diversify and considers bringing in a criminal defense lawyer, but Burton opposes the decision. Meanwhile, Nick handles a custody case and thinks that James may be indirectly involved. James: Charles Malik Whitfield. Lulu: Wendy Moniz.
Episode 23
All the Rage
Tue, May 13, 2003 60 mins
James confesses to Taliek (Vicellous Shannon) that he is the man who attacked him. Meanwhile, Nick is ordered to attend anger-management sessions after his frustration over the thought of losing Lulu expresses itself in a courtroom outburst. Roy Cantwell: Courtney Gains. Clay Simms: Mark Kiely. Shannon Gressler: Amanda Michalka.
