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First Monday Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - Pilot

First aired: Jan/15/2002
Writer: Donald P. Bellisario, Paul J. Levine
Director: Donald P. Bellisario
Guest star: James McEachin (Justice Jerome Morris), Camille Saviola (Justice Esther Weisenberg), James Lafferty (Andrew), Melinda Clarke (Michelle Stockard), Scott Lawrence (Tom Bishop), Rachel Grate (Beth Novelli), Brandon Davis (Andrew Novelli), Linda Purl (Sarah Novelli), Bennet Guillory (Mr. Johnson), Harvey Silver (Harlan Lee), Liz Torres (Janet Crowley), Jake Head (Moses Brown), Mark Costello (Marshal Of The Court), Barry Scheck (Himself), Brooke Marie Bridges (Louise Jones), Bob Minor (Andy Jones), Dennis Prager (Himself), Scott Mosenson (Madison Holmes), Dayo Ade (Dwayne Young), Charles Bierbauer (Himself), Randolph Leroi (Sergeant Thomas Mann), Russell Friedenberg (Officer Barnes), Jonathan Del Arco (Angel Flores), Stefan Umstead (Jesse Jonston), Chuck Walczak (Officer Davis)

Joe Mantegna plays the new justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. On his first day, he steps into controversy over an appeal of the death penalty for a minor on death row.


2 :01x02 - Age Of Consent

First aired: Jan/18/2002
Writer: Larry Moskowitz
Director: Donald P. Bellisario
Guest star: Camille Saviola (Justice Esther Weisenberg), James McEachin (Justice Jerome Morris), Linda Purl (Sarah Novelli), Sam Anderson (Kristen Bremerton's Attorney), Brandon Davis (Andrew Novelli), Sarah Jane Morris (Tour Guide), Jerry Hardin (North Dakota Judge), James Gleason (Father Mike), Rachel Grate (Beth Novelli), Dion Anderson (Mr. Dylan), Mark Costello (Marshal Of The Court), Shane Nickerson (Reporter #1), Rachael Bella (Kristen Bremerton), Eddie Allen (Ethan Bremerton), Rev. Jerry Falwell (Himself), Kate Fuglei (Michelle Bremerton), Charles Bierbauer (Himself), Gloria Allred (Herself), Niko Posey (Reporter #2)

The new Justice is once again in the middle of the storm when a 16-year-old girl wants an abortion against her parent's wishes. A lower court has granted the girl permission and the Supreme Court must now consider the issue of parents rights. Justice Novelli tries to keep the case focused and not let it escalate into a broader abortion issue.


3 :01x03 - The Price Of Liberty

First aired: Jan/25/2002
Writer: Alfredo Barrios, Jr.
Director: Alan J. Levi
Guest star: Camille Saviola (Justice Esther Weisenberg), James McEachin (Justice Jerome Morris), Ed Gale (Melvin Meyers), Ray Baker (Mr. Barron), Vincent Bugliosi (Himself), Wanda De Jesus (Miss Castillo), Linda Purl (Sarah Novelli), Liz Torres (Janet Crowley), Sandra Prosper (Kayla Turner), Johnnie Cochran (Himself), Paul Tigue (Judge Michael Lazzeri), John Harnagel (Male Tourist), Martin Spanjers (Randall), Jim Jenkins (Bill Monroe), Charles Bierbauer (Himself)

The Court tackles a case where a witness will only appear anonymously, wearing a mask.


4 :01x04 - Crime And Punishment

First aired: Feb/01/2002
Writer: Lynnie Greene, Richard Levine
Director: Bradford May
Guest star: James McEachin (Justice Jerome Morris), Camille Saviola (Justice Esther Weisenberg), John Rubinstein (Mr. Franklin), Laurence Mason (Charles Harris), Lombardo Boyar (Ricoso), Linda Purl (Sarah Novelli), Diane Baker (Arlene Brankin), Liz Torres (Janet Crowley), Joe Nieves (Jose Esparto), Oscar Torres (Victor Perez), Mark Costello (Marshal Of The Court), Marcia Clark (Herself), Oleg Zatsepin (Alfeda Javez), Charles Bierbauer (Himself), Maxine Waters (Herself), Dennis Bowen (Mr. Moran)

The Court must decide whether to uphold or overturn the state of California's "Three Strikes" law.


5 :01x05 - Family Affairs

First aired: Feb/08/2002
Writer: Randy Anderson
Director: James Whitmore, Jr.
Guest star: Rachel Grate (Beth Novelli), Brandon Davis (Andrew Novelli), Dean Stockwell (Senator Edward Sheffield), Jan Munroe (Attorney for Jacob Crescas), Jay Underwood (Sheldon), Stan Kirsch (David Dahl), Carmen Argenziano (Mr. Jenkins), Joel Swetow (Jacob Crescas), Al Ruscio (Uncle Wille), Linda Purl (Sarah Novelli), Steven M. Gagnon (Sheriff Barnes), Julie Ann Emery (Leah Barnes), Tracie Savage (Kathy Sundberg), J. David Krassner (Rabbi Dorfman), Stephanie Bauder (Rachel Crescas), Stephanie Venditto (Golda Crescas), John Sterling Carter (Bill T. Jones), Wally Campo (Guiseppe), Barbara Pilavin (Zina Novelli), William Novelli (Vince), Jeremy Klavens (Waiter), Rocco Olivo (Carmine)

The Court must decide a case of bigamy, where the defendant claims freedom of religion. A new enemy tries to discredit Justice Novelli by tying a member of his family to organized crime.


6 :01x06 - Dangerous Words

First aired: Mar/01/2002
Writer: Paul J. Levine
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Guest star: Jeff Austin (Alexander Schuman), Sydney Walsh (Dr. Cheryl Padgett), Andrea Parker (FBI Agent Dawson), Brandon Davis (Andrew Novelli), Rachel Grate (Beth Novelli), Joan McMurtrey (Attorney), Troian Bellisario (Kimberly Baron), Don Maloney (Luke Bolton), Linda Purl (Sarah Novelli), Granville Ames (Dr. Nelson Padgett), Tom R. Hughes (Federal Marshal Dilbert), Gloria Feldt (Herself), Manuel S. Klausner (Himself), Charles Bierbauer (Himself)

The Court looks at a free speech issue as it relates to the Internet and an anti-abortion website that publishes a "hit" list.


7 :01x07 - Right To Die

First aired: Mar/08/2002
Writer: Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr.
Director: Lou Antonio
Guest star: Sandra Prosper (Kayla Turner), Rachel Grate (Beth Novelli), Alex Hyde-White (Dan Crayford), Caroline Lagerfelt (Barbara Evans), Bennet Guillory (Mr. Johnson), Andy Umberger (Thomas Sherman), Dean Stockwell (Senator Edward Sheffield), Brandon Davis (Andrew Novelli), Traylor Howard (Ashley Riverton), Linda Purl (Sarah Novelli), Al Ruscio (Uncle Wille), Bennett Liss (Leonard Blake), Ben Caswell (Dr. Zukofsk), Amy Wheaton (Jennifer Evans), Julie Ann Emery (Leah Barnes), Aiden Comerford (Priest), Wesley J. Smith (Himself), Estelle H. Rogers (Herself (as Estelle Rogers)), Michael Otis (Barry), Charles Bierbauer (Himself), Robert Reinis (Father Crockett), Tim Hodgin (Richard Evans), Barbara Pilavin (Zina Novelli)

The Court must decide a case where a man is in a "twilight" coma, and the wife and daughter are on opposites sides on whether to remove him from life support.


8 :01x08 - Court Date

First aired: Mar/29/2002
Writer: Randy Anderson
Director: Bradford May
Guest star: Judyann Elder (Darla Collins), Diane Baker (Arlene Brankin), Liz Torres (Janet Crowley), Sandra Prosper (Kayla Turner), Nicki Micheaux (Charmaine), Richard Holden (Attorney for the NBA), Linda Purl (Sarah Novelli), Aaron Frazier (DeShawn), Robert Gossett (Lamar), Drew Butler (Officer Turley), Phillipe Simon (Jean Pierre), Charles Bierbauer (Himself), Leigh Steinberg (Himself), John Thompson (Himself), Daniel Curtis Lee (Corner Boy #1 (as Daniel Lee)), Jim Hill (Himself), Lakeith S. Evans (Corner Boy #2 (as Lakeith Evans))

The Court must decide if a 16 year old high school basketball player can play in the NBA in a challenge to the antitrust laws.


9 :01x09 - Secrets And Lies

First aired: Apr/05/2002
Writer: Donald P. Bellisario, Richard Levine, Lynnie Greene
Director: Alan J. Levi
Guest star: Debbie Reynolds (Katherine Seldes), Rosalee Mayeux (Peggy Pearson)


10 :01x10 - Unprotected Speech

First aired: Apr/12/2002
Writer: Philip DeGuere
Director: Bradford May
Guest star: Billy Aaron Brown (Chad Davidson), Linda Purl (Sarah Novelli), Marcia Clark (Herself), Phil Reeves (Mr. Haladan), John Walcutt (Mr. Saidel), Rachel Grate (Beth Novelli), Sandra Prosper (Kayla Turner), Brandon Davis (Andrew Novelli), Phillip Van Dyke (Danny Lowell (as Phillip Glenn Van Dyke)), Kate Asner (Ellen Lowell), Silas Cooper (Agent Tom Felton), Brooks Gardner (Harrison Snyder III), Charles Bierbauer (Himself), Bill O'Reilly (Himself), Mark Costello (Marshal Of The Court), Larry Flynt (Himself)

The Court must decide whether to uphold the Child Pornography Protection Act and the conviction of a 17 year old high school student who edited a pornographic video by substituting faces of his classmates as a prank. Justice Snow is unknowingly recorded at a cocktail party criticizing his fellow Justices .


11 :01x11 - Strip Search

First aired: Apr/19/2002
Writer: Alfredo Barrios, Jr.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Guest star: James Gleason (Father Mike), Lee Chamberlin (Lindsay's Attorney), Sandra Prosper (Kayla Turner), Terry O'Quinn (Sheriff Cal Richards), Geoffrey Blake (Mr. Shakely), Linda Purl (Sarah Novelli), Kiersten Van Horne (Dina Carter), Chris Ellis (Mr. Patton), Brandon Davis (Andrew Novelli), Rachel Grate (Beth Novelli), Alexandra Wilson (Mary Willis), Angela Paton (Bernice Jaworski), Paul Gutrecht (Frank Willis), Troian Bellisario (Kimberly Baron), Ladon Drummond (Deputy Carol Jansen), John Gavigan (Dr. Clyde Dexter), Tracie Savage (ZNN Correspondent), Deborah Dietrich (Lab Technician), Peter J. Neufeld (Himself), Charles Bierbauer (Himself), Sean Hannity (Himself), Gabriel Jarret (Frank Willis' Attorney), Thomas Hildreth (Fairhill TV Reporter)

The Court must decide a case involving the Fourth Amendment. The debate concerns whether a patient's privacy rights are preserved when blood samples are disposed of, and whether the police can legally use the blood samples in court when the patient never gave consent for that purpose.


12 :01x12 - Showdown

First aired: Apr/22/2002
Director: Alan J. Levi
Guest star: Nicholas Bellisario (Young Joseph Novelli), Linda Purl (Sarah Novelli), Kathleen Garrett (Younger Zina Novelli), Jack Patterson (Mr. Gelb), Zoe McLellan (Emmie), Diane Baker (Arlene Brankin), Liz Torres (Janet Crowley), Dean Stockwell (Senator Edward Sheffield), Bill Bolender (Mr. Harley), Julie Ann Emery (Leah Barnes), Alba Francesca (Diane Bancroft), Darren Le Gallo (Man), William F. Buckley Jr. (Himself), Charles Bierbauer (Himself), Alan Dershowitz (Himself)

The Court must decide whether a community that has banned the personal ownership of firearms has violated the Second Amendment.


13 :01x13 - Family Secrets

First aired: May/03/2002
Writer: Larry Moskowitz, Donald P. Bellisario
Director: Bradford May
Guest star: Brandon Davis (Andrew Novelli), Michael Gaston (Matt Burns (Alexandra Cullen's CIA boss)), Ned Schmidtke (Mr. McMasters), Rachel Grate (Beth Novelli), Richard Holden (Mr. Haines), Laura Putney (Alexandra Cullen), Phil Reeves (Mr. Haladan), Maurice Godin (Bill DeLancie), Julie Ann Emery (Leah Barnes), Linda Purl (Sarah Novelli), Jim Vett (Director), Gerry Spence (Himself), Oliver North (Himself), Mark Costello (Marshal Of The Court), Charles Bierbauer (Himself), Jeffrey Harmon (Martin)

The Court must decide a First Amendment case. The United States seeks to enjoin Nora McMasters from publishing uncensored accounts of her father's activities as an officer in the CIA.