The Scales of Justice
Series of courtroom dramas introduced by criminologist Edgar Lustgarten.
- 1962-1967
- 1 season
- Suspense, Drama
Series of courtroom dramas introduced by criminologist Edgar Lustgarten.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1962 - 1966
Episode 1
The Guilty Party
31 mins
The Sinclairs seem to be living in the lap of luxury, but their lifestyle is funded by a morass of debt.
Episode 2
A Woman's Privilege
28 mins
A shipboard romance leads to a lawsuit for breach of promise.
Episode 3
Moment of Decision
29 mins
When a mentally unbalanced woman takes a baby from a momentarily unguarded pram, she takes it home in hopes that she might keep it, however, her husband, a scheming salesman, sees it as a money making opportunity when it's learned to baby's father is wealthy. He plants the child on the premises of a woman who had once done as his wife had, and then turns her in for the £5000 reward.
Episode 4
Position of Trust
31 mins
A wealthy, spoiled young man, about to be married, arranges for an illicit liaison with a mysterious French girl who calls herself Yvonne. He is accosted in his Brighton hotel room by a man who claims to be a private detective in the employ of Yvonne's husband.
Episode 5
The Undesirable Neighbour
28 mins
A newlywed couple moves into a suburban new town, only for the young wife to become the victim of a vicious gossip who lives across the street. She monitors her behaviour through a pair of binoculars, noting any male friends or tradesmen might be there while her husband is at work, and even follows her into London to note where she goes and whom she sees, then spreading scandalous rumours about her throughout the nieghbourhood, leading to court in a slander case.
Episode 6
The Invisible Asset
30 mins
A small time crook is brought into bankruptcy court, apparently unable to pay his creditors from his upmarket restaurant that catered to stockbrokers and businessmen. His hidden asset is a small fortune made from stock tips gleaned by bugging the tables at his establishment. As he's turned away by his mistress and his club, a blackmailer tries to force him to turn over the money. He decides to escape with his wife, but he's constantly followed by the blackmailer.
Episode 7
Personal and Confidential
29 mins
Police investigating a suspicious death find a file marked "Top Secret" in the victim's briefcase.
Episode 8
The Hidden Face
27 mins
When a member of parliament commits suicide, his son seeks the author of the book that triggered the tragedy.
Episode 9
The Material Witness
29 mins
A younger executive plots to replace a firm's manager, and turns him in to police as a drunk driver, then proceeds to charm his way into his daughter's affections.
Episode 10
Company of Fools
32 mins
After a company goes bankrupt, five ex-stockholders resolve that the man behind it, Jason, swindled them and a plot to get back at him is initiated by their leader, a former Military Intellegence officer. They devise a scheme to trick Jason into selling an Arab oils sheik his holdings of ill-gotten munitions and drugs, the sheik and entourage played by the vengeful stockholders.
Episode 11
The Haunted Man
27 mins
An actor receives a head injury breaking up a robbery. The injury affects his memory and he can no longer remember his part, thereby forcing him off the stage. He becomes determined to capture the thieves.
Episode 12
Infamous Conduct
29 mins
A famous surgeon losses his license (and his wife) after a woman patient accuses him of conduct unbecoming a physician. Fleeing to the coast, the doctor meets a beautiful woman painter whose cousin is a criminal. Among his companions is a bank robber who wants the doctor to alter his appearance through plastic surgery.
Episode 13
Payment in Kind
26 mins
Debt collectors suggest "payment in kind" after the wife of a struggling businessman falls behind on hire-purchase repayments.
