The Guardian - Season 1 - Eps 7: Feeding Frenzy
Now that CLS has expanded its circle of operation to include all people needing legal aid, not just minors, Nick is given a case surrounding a retarded man, Malcolm Dempsy, who wants to remain living on his own. Though his mother fears for his safety, his next door neighbor and friend is a drug dealer, she has no proof and therefore the court will not remove him from his apartment. When Eddie, the suspected drug dealer, is murdered, Malcolm is accused of the murder and Nick must work to find the real killer - a search that puts him back in the world of drugs. Far more crucial to Fallin & Assoc. is the fact that Jake has hit another lawyer with his car and faces felony charges if the man dies. Burton Fallin is concerned that Jake's reckless driving has put the firm in danger of being sued and Jake feels the lawyer Burton has hired to defend him is more concerned about what's good for Fallin & Assoc. than what's good for Jake Straka. So, he embarks on his own investigative work to try to clear his name.
About The Guardian
Title: The Guardian
First Air Date: 2001-09-25
Last Air Date: 2004-05-04
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.9/10 (from 48 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 67
Network: CBS
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick. Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do 1,500 hours of community service, somehow to be squeezed into his 24/7 cutthroat world of mergers, acquisitions and board meetings. Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian - a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances.
Cast
Simon Baker
Nick Fallin
Dabney Coleman
Burton Fallin
Alan Rosenberg
Alvin Masterson
Raphael Sbarge
Jake Straka
Charles Malik Whitfield
James Mooney
