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Jim tries to prosecute a rape case, but the plaintiff's father stands in the way. Nick takes over an easy drug case from Jessica, but bungles it.

Peluso's offer to plead Shaun Brennan down to arson in the third degree with a sentence of 3-9 years is actually quite generous. By intentionally setting a fire for the purpose of making a profit (from the building's insurance) Brennan became guilty of arson in the first degree, which is a class A-I felony and carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years. In addition he is also guilty of grand larceny in the second degree, a class C felony with a sentence of 3-1/2 to 15 years in prison, for fraudulently obtaining $50,000 from his life insurance company, in addition to however much money his business insurance paid for the building.

At his arraignment one of the charges Shaun Brennan faces is insurance fraud. The clerk fails to mention the degree of the charge, since he defrauded his life insurance company out of $50,000 he would be facing a charge of insurance fraud in the second degree, a class C felony with a sentence of 3-1/2 to 15 years in prison.

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    • Author: Buridora
    An edgier version of the Law & Order franchise with outstanding talent like Eric Balfour, Jordan Bridges, Milena Govich ("Law & Order"), Stephanie March ("Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"), and Julianne Nicholson ("Law & Order: Criminal Intent").

    I only watched this to see Debbie Rochon, but I must have blinked. I'm glad I did stay with it as it was an interesting twist on the franchise.

    The show focused on the personal lives of the lawyers as much as it did on courtroom drama. All the cases had a similar theme in this episode: forgiveness. It was overtly apparent in some cases as it was in the primary rape case with a victim (Emma Myles) that was "dogging" when things got out of hand. I can not see Sam Waterson handling that.

    Seeing how the personal lives of lawyers might affect their handling of the cases was refreshing and it is a shame this series didn't go longer.
  • Episode cast overview, first billed only:
    Eric Balfour Eric Balfour - Brian Peluso
    Jordan Bridges Jordan Bridges - Nick Potter
    Milena Govich Milena Govich - Jessica Rossi
    Stephanie March Stephanie March - Alexandra Cabot
    Anson Mount Anson Mount - Jim Steele
    Julianne Nicholson Julianne Nicholson - Christina Finn
    J. August Richards J. August Richards - Billy Desmond
    Emma Myles Emma Myles - Kim Scanton
    Jack Gwaltney Jack Gwaltney - Robert
    Samantha Shelton Samantha Shelton - Diane Kastle
    Murphy Guyer Murphy Guyer
    Catrina Ganey Catrina Ganey - Cheryl
    Peter Gerety Peter Gerety - Father McMillan
    Mark H. Dold Mark H. Dold - John Raskin
    Chris Stack Chris Stack - Darryl Hastings
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