In Justice (Season 1)

In Justice is an American television legal drama created by Michelle King and Robert King, and stars Kyle MacLachlan as David Swain, a wealthy and successful lawyer who heads a high-profile organization called the National Justice Project in the San Francisco Bay Area, along with his lead investigator, ex–police detective Charles Conti. Members of the National Justice Project work pro-bono to overturn wrongful convictions, liberate the falsely accused and discover the identity of those who are really at fault. The series began airing on Sunday, January 1, 2006 on ABC as a midseason replacement and assumed its regular night and time on Friday, January 6, 2006 at 9 p.m. EST. It was canceled after 13 episodes on March 31, 2006.

  • Poster for Pilot

    Pilot (Episode 1)

    Writer: Robert King

    Air date: 2006-01-01

    Overview: Dan Wainwright has spent the past thirteen years in prison for robbery and murder. Convinced he is innocent, his wife contacts the National Justice Project for help because she wants to clear her husband's name and introduce him to the son he never met.

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    Brothers and Sisters (Episode 2)

    Writer: Tom Szentgyorgyi

    Air date: 2006-01-06

    Overview: 32-year-old former drug addict Jane McDermott, convicted for murdering her father, is serving a life sentence. She has always claimed to be innocent, and now the National Justice Project have taken her case.

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    Golden Boy (Episode 3)

    Writer: Robert King

    Air date: 2006-01-13

    Overview: A high school athlete was convicted of murdering a college girl eight years earlier. His sister contacts the National Justice Project for help because she believes her brother is innocent and this is her last hope.

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    Confessions (Episode 4)

    Writer: Terri Kopp

    Air date: 2006-01-20

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: The National Justice Project takes the case of a teenager who was convicted of murdering his own sister. Conti takes this case very personal because of a similar case he worked on when he was a police officer.

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    Another Country (Episode 5)

    Writer: Jeff Melvoin

    Air date: 2006-01-27

    Overview: Donald Brooks was convicted for the murder of an unborn child in 1999, during a burglary and violent fight with the mother. A former jusro asks the National Justice Project to reopen the case because he now believes Brooks was railroaded.

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    The Ten Percenter (Episode 6)

    Writer: Henry Robles

    Air date: 2006-02-03

    Overview: Brianna and Sonya are working on the case of a woman convicted of murdering an elderly couple. Things get complicated when they learn of Swain's personal relationship with the former prosecutor for the case.

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    Cost of Freedom (Episode 7)

    Writer: Barry M. Schkolnick

    Air date: 2006-02-10

    Overview: While investigating a case, Conti and Swain become suspicious and believe a federal informant is really a member of a far-right militia group who was involved in the bank robbery murder for which their client was convicted.

  • Poster for The Public Burning

    The Public Burning (Episode 8)

    Writer: Michael Oates Palmer

    Air date: 2006-02-17

    Overview: The National Justice Project takes the case of Frank Benner, a mildly retarded man, who was convicted of murdering a priest and sentenced to death.

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    Victims (Episode 9)

    Writer: Courtney Kemp Agboh

    Air date: 2006-03-03

    Overview: The National Justice Project takes the case of a convicted rapist, but there is dissention in the team when some of the members side with the victim who is sure of her eyewitness testimony.

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    Badge of Honor (Episode 10)

    Writer: Marc Guggenheim

    Air date: 2006-03-10

    Overview: Conti and the NJP investigate the case of a police officer accused of killing another officer. The investigation puts Conti back into his former life as he investigates his former fellow police officers.

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    Lovers (Episode 11)

    Writer: Terri Kopp

    Air date: 2006-03-17

    Overview: After receiving an anonymous tip with evidence of a taped confession of a bombing, the NJP reinvestigates a couple who have already been convicted of the crime.

  • Poster for Side Man

    Side Man (Episode 12)

    Writer: Barry M. Schkolnick

    Air date: 2006-03-24

    Overview: Brianna becomes personally involved when she pleads the case for a man who is serving 30 years for stealing a case of vodka because it was his third strike.

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    Crossing the Line (Episode 13)

    Writer: Henry Robles

    Air date: 2006-03-31

    Overview: When a murder case from Sonya's past re-emerges, the National Justice Project team's investigation leads them to San Diego and Mexico.

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