Against the LawSeason 11990 · 17 episodesEpisodes1Pilot2Where Truth Lies3The Price of Life4The Women5The Second Man6Requiem in B Flat7Contempt8A Safe, New World9Nature Now10We, the Jury11The Indictment12Hoops13The Union Label14Damages15Past, Present16Miss Mass17Evil ConductA date-rape victim and her father (run up against 'the system.' It fails them, so he shoots the rapistto death. That's where this story of law and morality begins. He confesses, and the police recover the gun. However, the police have 'erased' his Constitutional rights, as the prosecutor puts it. By the book, the killer should walk. But the judge throws out the book. So defense attorney MacHeath urges the jury to consult another book: ""a higher law."" (TV Guide)
