Sweet Justice
| Sweet Justice | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Legal drama |
| Created by | John Romano |
| Starring | Cicely Tyson Melissa Gilbert Ronny Cox Jason Gedrick Greg Germann |
| Composer | W. G. Snuffy Walden |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | John Romano |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Trotwood Productions Columbia Pictures Television |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 15, 1994 – August 12, 1995 |
Sweet Justice is an American legal drama television series created by John Romano and starring Cicely Tyson and Melissa Gilbert. The hour-long series ran from September 15, 1994, to August 12, 1995, on NBC.[1] The series was produced by Trotwood Productions in association with Columbia Pictures Television.
Premise[]
Attorney Kate Delacroy (Melissa Gilbert) returns to New Orleans from Wall Street for her sister's engagement party and decides to stay. Instead of joining the prestigious law firm headed by her arch conservative father, James-Lee (Ronny Cox), she joins forces with old civil rights warrior Carrie Grace Battle (Cicely Tyson) in Battle-Ross & Associates, the better to take on cases of women's rights, minority rights, and everyone else's rights.
Cast and characters[]
- Melissa Gilbert as Kate Delacroy, a novice Wall Street attorney
- Greg Germann as Andy Del Sarto, a passionate upstate attorney
- Cicely Tyson as Carrie Grace Battle, a feminist, civil rights lawyer and senior partner of a New Orleans law firm
- Ronny Cox as James Lee Delacroy, Kate's father, a senior partner in the town's old-money-and-big business law firm
- Jason Gedrick as Bailey Connors, Kate's high school sweetheart, a journalist
- Cree Summer as Reese Daulkins, an energetic attorney and single mother
- as Ross A. Ross
- as Anne Delacroy-Foley
- as Harry Foley
- Marcia Strassman as Althea "Bunny" McClure
- John Allen Nelson as Logan Wright
- Michael Warren as Michael "T-Dog" Turner
Episodes[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | TBA | TBA | September 15, 1994 | |
| In the opener, Kate (Melissa Gilbert) Kate takes on a child-custody case involving a waitress and a ne'er-do-well. | |||||
| 2 | "It's a Grand Old Dame" | TBA | TBA | September 17, 1994 | |
| Kate defends an eccentric philanthropist (Marion Ross) in a competency hearing brought on by her daughters, who fear she's squandering their inheritance. | |||||
| 3 | "One Good Woman" | TBA | TBA | September 24, 1994 | |
| Kate battles to get a young woman admitted to an all-male military academy. | |||||
| 4 | "High School Confidential" | TBA | TBA | October 1, 1994 | |
| Kate doubts a young man who confesses to killing his teacher, with whom he was romantically involved. | |||||
| 5 | "The Right Things" | TBA | TBA | October 8, 1994 | |
| A hooker accused of murder names a politico friend of the Delacroys as an alibi. | |||||
| 6 | "Fourth Quarter" | TBA | TBA | October 15, 1994 | |
| A college-football star claims he did not receive the education he was promised after a career-ending injury. | |||||
| 7 | "Sex, Lies and Shining Armor" | TBA | TBA | October 22, 1994 | |
| Carrie Grace argues the case of an attorney who brings a sexual-harassment suit against a partner in James Lee's firm. | |||||
| 8 9 | "The Power of Darkness" | TBA | TBA | November 12, 1994 | |
| Kate defends---and is attracted to---an art photographer (Dale Midkiff) who's charged with murder. | |||||
| 10 | "In the Name of the Son" | TBA | TBA | December 3, 1994 | |
| Carrie Grace (Cicely Tyson) seeks justice and vindication when she gets to retry a civil-rights leader's killer, whom she failed to put away 30 years ago. | |||||
| 11 | "Baby Mine" | TBA | TBA | January 7, 1995 | |
| Kate and Carrie Grace represent a surrogate mother seeking custody of the child she's carrying. | |||||
| 12 | "Both Sides Now" | TBA | TBA | January 14, 1995 | |
| After a carjacking, Reese isn't driven to defend an unrepentant career burglar who's accused of attempted homicide. | |||||
| 13 | "Greener Grass" | TBA | TBA | January 21, 1995 | |
| While being wooed by a big firm, Andy represents an ungrateful welfare cheat. | |||||
| 14 | "Story of My Life" | TBA | TBA | February 4, 1995 | |
| A terminally ill boy decides to forgo treatment; a judge makes an unwelcome pass at Reese (Cree Summer). | |||||
| 15 | "Bloodlines" | TBA | TBA | March 4, 1995 | |
| The deaths of racehorses at stables partly owned by James Lee look like insurance fraud. | |||||
| 16 | "Clouds of Glory" | TBA | TBA | March 17, 1995 | |
| While preparing her defense of a young hood accused of murder, Carrie Grace meets a determined youth counselor (Michael Warren). | |||||
| 17 | "Fire" | TBA | TBA | March 25, 1995 | |
| A paralyzed firefighter believes her injury is related to department sexism; Kate's friend accuses her father of molesting her as a youth. | |||||
| 18 | "Just Say Yes" | TBA | TBA | April 1, 1995 | |
| Kate's friend in a narcotics unit reveals that there's corruption in his squad; Michael joins Carrie Grace (Cicely Tyson) at a conference in Charleston; James Lee gets the results of the genetic tests; and the father of Reese's child shows up. | |||||
| 19 | "Broken Ties" | TBA | TBA | April 8, 1995 | |
| When Det. Ethan Ballou is framed for a shooting, Kate sets out to prove that the DA's office is involved---including Logan. | |||||
| 20 | "Pledges" | TBA | TBA | April 15, 1995 | |
| Carrie Grace takes the case of a couple whose son died during a fraternity hazing; Kate goes after a suspicious psychic (Marlee Matlin); Harry's affair leads to a showdown with James Lee (Ronny Cox). | |||||
| 21 | "Muddy Waters" | TBA | TBA | April 22, 1995 | |
| Carrie Grace defends James Lee (Ronny Cox) as he's tried for the murder of Sara Pratt. | |||||
| 22 | "The Sensational Six" | TBA | TBA | August 12, 1995 | |
| Members of a halfway house for recovering substance abusers face eviction; James Lee makes a confession to Kate and Anne involving Sara Pratt (Allison Smith). | |||||
Awards and nominations[]
Tyson was nominated for an Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Awards for her role on the series.
References[]
- ^ Scott, Tony (September 15, 1994). "Sweet Justice". Variety. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
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