TV Series · 1991
Reasonable Doubts
42 min · Drama · Ended
Composite
6.1
IMDb
7.4 / 10
527 votes
TMDB
7.6 / 10
7 votes
Local
— / 10
No votes
Synopsis
A police drama about the working relationship between Assistant DA Tess Kaufman, a prosecutor sensitive to the rights of the accused, and hard-charging, gruff Detective Dicky Cobb, an old-fashioned cop with a "bust-the-perps" attitude. Reasonable Doubts was broadcast in the United States by NBC and ran from 1991 to 1993.
Cast
Seasons & episodes
Season 1 (21 ep)
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1. Pilot
Sep 26, 1991 · 60 min
When police officer Dicky Cobb reveals he can read sign language, he's transferred from the street to the office of deputy district attorney Tess Kaufman.
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2. Hard Bargains
Sep 27, 1991 · 60 min
Tess and Dicky handle the case of a mentally ill man who attacked a neighbor. Kay gives Dicky an ultimatum while Tess is impressed with her ex's efforts to strengthen their relationship.
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3. Making Dirt Stick
Oct 4, 1991 · 60 min
Dicky and Tess search for new evidence to nail a murderer released on a technicality, but their sole lead is a witness who refuses to endanger his new straight life by revisiting his ugly past.
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4. Daddy's Little Girl
Oct 18, 1991 · 60 min
Dicky's stuck with an inadmissible confession when a woman confesses to murdering her father, a prominent citizen, and uncovers a scandal involving the mayor and the district attorney. Kay argues with her father over her drinking.
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5. ... and Sleep Won't Come
Oct 25, 1991 · 60 min
Grieving over the suicide of a friend, Tess investigates the case that drove him to despair. Dicky reconciles with Kay.
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6. The Silent Treatment
Nov 1, 1991 · 60 min
Tess is tough on a deaf man accused of attempted murder, and Dicky becomes involved with attorney Lila Simon.
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7. Tangled up in Blue
Nov 8, 1991 · 60 min
Bruce's move on Kay shakes things up with Tess; and a date-rape incident promises many aftershocks.
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8. Aftermath
Nov 15, 1991 · 60 min
Kay tries to cope with the rape, harassment by the police and the impending trial all at once; Bruce drops a bomb on Tess.
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9. One Woman's Word
Nov 29, 1991 · 60 min
Kay is as much on trial as the defendant, but with the support of Tess and Dicky she braces herself as the proceedings begin.
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10. Graduation Day
Dec 5, 1991 · 60 min
A murder case is dumped on Tess only days before trial, and she's pitted against her mentor; Dicky meets Lila's parents; Bruce gets nasty in the divorce; Kay copes with the aftermath of rape.
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11. Pure Gold
Dec 13, 1991 · 60 min
A fatal hit-and-run case involving a politician puts Gold on the spot, and causes a rift between Sean and Tess; Dicky and Lila face the truth about their relationship; Kay decides to sell the bar.
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12. Dicky's Got the Blues
Dec 20, 1991 · 60 min
An activist professor is charged with the murder of a college journalist who crucified him in print; Dicky feels blue as Kay considers moving; Tess feels angry over Bruce's machinations.
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13. The Shadow of Death
Jan 17, 1992 · 60 min
Gold's uncle, who's opposed to capital punishment, defends a psycho-killer against Tess; Tess's parents visit just as she's getting cozy with Sean; Kay makes a move toward Dicky.
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14. The Discomfort Zone (1)
Feb 4, 1992 · 60 min
Dicky is cast adrift when he's accused of brutality while breaking up a fight; and his troubles have a ripple effect on Gold, who's the mayor's choice for City Council; Bruce makes waves for Tess.
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15. Fish out of Water (2)
Feb 11, 1992 · 60 min
Dicky awaits the outcome of the brutality investigation; Tess laments that things have hit the skids with Sean; Kay hits it off with her professor.
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16. Burning Desire (1)
Mar 3, 1992 · 60 min
Tess's prosecution of the young neo-Nazi is roughed up by Judge Booth. Meanwhile, Dicky dogs the defendant's friend to testify to the truth.
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17. Love is Strange (2)
Mar 17, 1992 · 60 min
Tess starts the wheels turning in the neo-Nazi case, but Judge Booth's obsessive attraction to her throws a wrench into things.
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18. Home is Where the Heart Is (3)
Mar 17, 1992 · 60 min
Judge Booth makes things difficult for Tess as she prosecutes the neo-Nazi case, while Dicky dogs the defendant's friend; Kay tries to get Weldon on the wagon.
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19. Maggie Finds Her Soul
Mar 24, 1992 · 60 min
A shopkeeper's trap for burglars does in a druggie, and the legal fallout has political and personal consequences for Gold and Dicky.
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20. Home to Roost
Sep 8, 1992 · 60 min
Maggie provides a spirited defense of a battered woman accused of murder in a case that Tess prosecutes with ambivalent feelings.
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21. Change of Plans
Sep 15, 1992 · 60 min
A public defender provides a weak defense for a Mexican immigrant couple accused of endangering their daughter; Sean is given a case involving chickens he views as a real turkey.
Season 2 (1 ep)
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23. Trust Me on This (2)
Apr 27, 1993 · 60 min
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