ABC · Ended

The Whole Truth

Drama, Legal · 2010

Last aired: S1 E6, Liars · 2010-12-01

With a unique alternative narrative structure that chronicles the way a case is built from the perspectives of both the defense and prosecution, The Whole Truth shows each side equally and keeps its audience guessing, shifting allegiances of guilt or innocence until the very final scene. Kathryn Peale (Tierney), the product of a New England background and a sheriff father, is a deputy bureau chief in the Manhattan District Attorney's office. Jimmy Brogan (Rob Morrow, "Numb3rs"), born and raised in Hell's Kitchen and a friend of Kathryn's since their days at Yale Law School, is one of New York's rising criminal attorney stars. These two evenly matched legal masters will square off each week as the central characters of the series.

Cast

Anthony Ruivivar Alejo Salazar

Eamonn Walker Terrence "Edge" Edgecomb

Maura Tierney Kathryn Pearle

Rob Morrow Jimmy Brogan

Sean Wing Chad Griffin

Christine Adams Lena Boudreaux

Season 1

E1 Pilot 2010-09-22 · 60 min Jimmy Brogan, born and raised in Hell's Kitchen and one of New York's rising criminal defense attorney stars. Kathryn Peale, the product of a New England background and a sheriff father, is a Deputy Bureau Chief in the Manhattan District Attorney's office. These two have been friends (but enemies in the courtroom) since their days at Yale Law School, and face off in this episode about a high school history teacher and family man who's arrested for the rape and murder of a female student.

E2 Thicker Than Water 2010-09-29 · 60 min When a man in a wheelchair is found dead in New York Harbor, Assistant District Attorney Kathryn Peale brings a charge of Murder Two against the man's daughter. Jimmy Brogan defends the young woman against the charge.

E3 Judicial Discretion 2010-10-06 · 60 min Judd Hirsch stars as Judge Ruben Wright, a much-loved jurist accused of murder. Of all the lawyers who've come through his courtroom, Wright chooses Jimmy to represent him - and Kathryn Peale must prosecute, despite severe misgivings. Jimmy, Kathryn and Judge Wright have often shared a courtroom, but when they did, Judge Wright was at the bench; now he's at the defense table.

E4 True Confessions 2010-10-20 · 60 min When a prosperous couple is found lying in a pool of blood in their Upper West Side brownstone - the wife dead, the husband barely hanging on - Kathryn charges their 16-year-old son with the crime. A night of intense interrogation elicits a confession from the obviously shaken teenager. Now Jimmy must prove that the boy was bullied into a false confession by an aggressive detective.

E5 When Cougars Attack 2010-10-27 · 60 min For the second time in three years, a renowned 45-year-old fashion designer is accused of murdering a much younger male model boyfriend. Her murder trial is a rematch -- pitting Jimmy Brogan against Terrence "Edge" Edgecomb for the second time. The last time, Jimmy won an acquittal. Edge is determined not to let that happen again.

E6 Liars 2010-12-01 · 60 min Nothing is as it seems when a dentist is murdered in his own chair - and his "Stepford wife" is accused of the crime. After Jimmy and Kathryn learn that the dentist was doing more than just fixing teeth, they become entangled in lies of their own with Kathryn's mother and Jimmy's ex-wife.

E7 Uncanny 60 min It's hard to know which end is up when Harold Perrineau guest stars as Paul Braun, a psychic arrested when he displays too much knowledge about a murder. Is Braun gifted with psychic visions, or does he know what he knows because he's the killer himself? Kathryn doesn't believe in psychics; Jimmy believes whatever will win his client an acquittal. Along the way, all are stunned by Braun's insights into their private lives. Wayne Knight plays the Judge determining whether this self-proclaimed psychic is a murderer or a beneficent super sleuth.

E8 Cold Case 60 min Past sins resurface when Kathryn revisits a decade-old case after its shooting victim dies of her injuries. Attorney Lloyd Perlman convinced Ronnie Sotto to plead guilty and serve time for the shooting years ago, but the moment the victim died, Sotto's assault charge became murder. Kathryn now struggles with trying a man the system has already reformed. Jimmy takes the case as a favor to Perlman, but soon starts to question Perlman's competence and whether Sotto was guilty at all.

E9 Young Love 60 min It's Jimmy vs. Alejo (and Kathryn) in the case of two babysitters---an engaged couple---charged with manslaughter when the infant in their care dies of shaken-baby syndrome. Jimmy represents one and Alejo the other, and neither takes responsibility for the baby's death, leading to friction at Brogan & Associates.

E10 Perfect Witness 60 min Jimmy represents an accused killer from his old "Hell's Kitchen" neighborhood, while Kathryn's entire case relies on the testimony of a 12-year-old, special-needs kid with a memory like a camera.

E11 Lost in Translation 60 min Jimmy helps a friend from law school who's been charged with arson and murder, but the case also involves a Chinese gang and an Italian mobster.

E12 The State Calls Kathryn Peale 60 min Jimmy defends an ex-con implicated in a drive-by shooting of a defense attorney, but it turns out that Kathryn may have been the target.

E13 The End 60 min In the series finale, Kathryn and Jimmy recall their first case against each other. Meanwhile, a retiring judge offers Kathryn an opportunity of a lifetime.

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