Season 3

1988 · 19 episodes

Episodes

1A Powerful Prison StoryDisconsolate and angry about the suspicious shooting death of his brother by a prison guide, fellow inmate Tony Azzarello seeks advice from Carrie Barr.
2The Waiting ChairLeon is asked to defend Ray Gilson, an American purse snatcher. Charged with first-degree murder in Florida, the black youth faces almost certain extradition and possibly the electric chair.
3Elliot vs. McTavishChuck finds himself at odds with his partners and his wife when he represents the head of an anti-abortion group who has caused Joan Elliot to miscarry during a demonstration outside an abortion clinic.
4State of MindJudge John Caldwell, who Carrie earlier accused of racism, hires her to defend him on a murder charge.
5The HomecomingLeon is horrified when a TV newscaster names a juvenile offender he is representing on air which is not permitted under Canadian law.
6Mondo CondoChuck's friend, Walter, wants Chuck to help him acquire funding for condos; Olivia's client is a wheelchair-bound actor who was rejected for a commercial for a handicapped-aid agency; Carrie agrees to go out with Nick.
7Murder by VideoA morbid young man, Dave involves his school friend Rob in the making of a video. But the project ends in tragedy when Dave is killed and Rob is charged with criminal negligence.
8Whose Woods are TheseConspiracy, sabotage and betrayal lead to tragedy for Leon's client a radical environmentist intent on saving a forest from destruction by a greedy land developer.
9Act of SilenceCarrie struggles with her personal and legal ethics while defending an unbalanced religious fanatic charged with murdering a prositute.
10Equal PartnersWhen Leon represents an old friend with AIDS in a divorce case, he expects the worst, but not from his partners. While his wife is out of town,Chuck asks Olivia out for a dinner, but at the end she gets an unexpected brush off. When Lisa returns, her and Chuck settle on trial separation.
11Cat and MouseAs a challenge to each other, Olivia and Carrie swap cases to see if they can handle the types of cases the other usually handles. The results aren't what either one expected.
12Basketball StoryCarrie's client Wendel ""Sky"" Walker is a talented basketball star who may lose his college scholarship and a chance at the NBA as a result of a drug charge. Leon negotiates custody of a violin in a divorce settlement. Sparks fly between Chuck and Olivia as they represent a computer programer.
13PrinciplesChuck and Olivia try to help a young Mennonite who's been swindled out of five million dollars, but face stiff opposition from the con man's lawyer and the Mennonite community itself. Leon's defiance over the treatment of the homeless lands him in jail.
14BrotherhoodsCarrie finally gets to meeet Nick's mother but suddenly she and Nick face the end of their relationship when Carrie proves that Mario Pestano, a father figure to Nick, is a corrupt cop.
15Beauties and BeastsChuck becomes emotionally involved when he represents Angeline Chante, a 15-year-old model suing her mother. Leon helps a woman enforce her sister's living will. Olivia tells Carrie that she and Chuck are lovers.
16In Search Of A DreamLeon represents Ryan Lewis in an official-guardian case that calls into question the ancient Ojibway ritual of Dreamquest.
17Slipping Through the CracksCarrie defends her young cousin Ricky Palmer twice before learning that he has been diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic.
18Conflict of InterestChuck's latest get-rich-quick scheme ends disasrrously when he is accused of conflict of interest and charged with fraud over a shady business deal. Olivia and Gloria expose a puppymill.
19World-Class CityTensions between Leon and Chuck esculate when they learn they are representing opposing sides in a land-development dispute.