Kate McShane

Kate defends a society woman accused of murdering her husband.

1 :01x01 - The Best Possible Defense

The first episode has attorney McShane defending an underground terrorist student accused of a fatal bombing.

2 :01x02 - Terror on Sycamore Street

Kate has a confrontation with a shady federal agent (Clu Gulager). In defending a homeowner on a self-defense charge -shooting an armed intruder- she discovers the agent planted false evidence.

3 :01x03 - World vs. Ackerman

A burglar is killed in a trap set by a scrappy old man, played by Jack Gilford, who insists he is innocent of wrongdoing.

4 :01x04 - Murder Comes in Little Pills

KATE McSHANE has a good case, with Kate (Anne Meara) defending a young football player accused of killing his girl. He swears he didn't do it. When it turns out he was on pills, she believes he just doesn't remember the killing. However, she finds the football team bosses don't want that kind of defense, fearing it's an indictment of the game itself.

5 :01x05 - Accounts Receivable

6 :01x06 - Publish or Perish

7 :01x07 - Conspiracy of Silence

Kate defends a female magazine editor, played by Susan Strasberg, against a libel suit after she accuses a firm of paying off corrupt politicians to keep unsafe toys on the market.

8 :01x08 - God at $15,732 a Year