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Murder One

Drama, Crime, Legal · 1995 · Rated 8/10

Last aired: S2 E18, Chapter Eighteen, Year Two · 1997-05-29

Theodore Hoffman is a prominent defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law firm. After successfully defending the wealthy but suspicious Richard Cross in a lurid murder trial, he is now involved in the defense of Neil Avedon. Neil is a famous young actor who has had severe drug and alcohol problems and was subsequently charged with the murder, after Cross was acquitted. This single case will run an entire television season (interspersed with bits from other cases that the firm is involved in).

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Season 2

Season 1Season 2
E1 Chapter One, Year Two 1996-10-10 · 60 min The firm defends a woman accused of assassinating the governor of California and his mistress. Meanwhile, a new attorney takes over Hoffman and Associates after Ted leaves to work on his failing marriage.
E2 Chapter Two, Year Two 1996-10-17 · 60 min A media frenzy ensues when the trial begins, the prosecution reveal shocking news about the defendant, and the defence uncover an illicit liaison.
E3 Chapter Three, Year Two 1996-10-24 · 60 min Wyler races to save the firm from bankruptcy; a jail mate links the defendant to the murder weapon.
E4 Chapter Four, Year Two 1996-11-07 · 60 min A famous basketball player seeks legal counsel after his team owner is murdered, while a defence witness unexpectedly changes her story on the stand.
E5 Chapter Five, Year Two 1996-11-14 · 60 min Wyler grills Beiden on the stand, Latrell talks to the police, Wyler and his mother have a brush with the law, and Wyler gives Dietrich an ultimatum.
E6 Chapter Six, Year Two 1996-11-21 · 60 min The prosecution asks the court to remove Wyler from the case; Dietrich and Sharon testify; the defense rests; Latrell faces murder charges.
E7 Chapter Seven, Year Two 1996-12-05 · 60 min The defense and the prosecution deliver closing arguments; the jury hands down a verdict in the Rooney case.
E8 Chapter Eight, Year Two 1996-12-12 · 60 min The governor's assassin is revealed; Wyler and Biggio call a truce, collaborating to nail Dietrich; racial considerations split Docknovich and Mosely.
E9 Chapter Nine, Year Two 1997-01-09 · 60 min Wyler calls the shots when Docknovich and Mosely clash over jury selection; new information points to another possible suspect.
E10 Chapter Ten, Year Two 1997-01-16 · 60 min The defense team learns incriminating evidence against Latrell's agent; prosecution witnesses taint Latrell's wholesome image.
E11 Chapter Eleven, Year Two 1997-01-23 · 60 min Weikopf accuses Wyler of sexual harassment; the defense brings forth witnesses attesting to Fortas' disregard for others and then has Rickey testify about how Fortas was blackmailing Rickey's wife.
E12 Chapter Twelve, Year Two 1997-01-23 · 60 min Both legal teams make closing arguments; Rickey goes into hiding after a witness testifies that Rickey said he was going to kill Fortas because he was tired of being threatened over gambling debts; the jury reaches a verdict.
E13 Chapter Thirteen, Year Two 1997-05-25 · 60 min Wyler defends a serial killer who targeted ex-cons convicted of vicious crimes, and the firm receives bids from Hollywood producers vying for the movie rights.
E14 Chapter Fourteen, Year Two 1997-05-25 · 60 min Jury selection for the Banks trial proves difficult as many of the jurors interviewed feel Banks is a hero for killing murderers who received light sentences for their horrific crimes.
E15 Chapter Fifteen, Year Two 1997-05-26 · 60 min Wyler's attempts to protect his client fail after Banks gets permission from the judge to testify on his own behalf and then angrily tells Wyler, "You are now at the top of my list".
E16 Chapter Sixteen, Year Two 1997-05-26 · 60 min While Grasso calls forth witnesses who believed Banks' final victim was innocent, Wyler begins to worry whether his client will kill again if he is found innocent and released.
E17 Chapter Seventeen, Year Two 1997-05-29 · 60 min Banks is released, and as the firm tries to help him, one of their own is shot; Wyler defends a young man accused of killing his 83-year-old girlfriend.
E18 Chapter Eighteen, Year Two 1997-05-29 · 60 min Wyler learns murder is often a family affair after a man claims to know who really murdered Tommy Banks and then Mary Beth's killer confesses.

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