PHILLY: PILOT {SERIES PREMIERE} (TV)
Summary
The first in this legal drama series about Philadelphia-based defense attorney Kathleen Maguire. In this episode, Kathleen's colleague Marian Marshall suffers a nervous breakdown in court and is taken to the hospital, and Kathleen is forced to take over her cases. She hurries to the trial of one Jerome Webster, who is charged with robbery, and the unamused judge tells Kathleen that Marian should have pled the case out, as the evidence points overwhelmingly to his guilt. Kathleen believes that he is innocent, however, and argues with the prosecutor, Terry Loomis, who agrees to pursue the case only if Jerome is willing. Jerome, however, does not believe that Kathleen can win and instead demands to take a deal for a short sentence. Frustrated, Kathleen witnesses a fight between two women in the courthouse bathroom and then heads to another case, where she argues that her client was not properly Mirandized when arrested. Her co-worker Clyde Coleman arrives with a witness that supports her client's story, and he is soon released.
Next, Kathleen prepares to defend a timid woman, Irene, accused of stabbing her husband, though Judge Hawes repeatedly answers his phone in court and makes it clear that he has already decided on Irene's guilt. Kathleen angrily calls him out on his conduct, and he holds her in contempt and sends her to lock-up. She is forced to call her ex-husband, Deputy for Trials Dan Cavanaugh, to pick up their son Patrick, and another lawyer, Will Froman, observes the scene and offers to handle her next case. Will talks to Kathleen's clearly-guilty client George and offers to get him probation in exchange for a higher fee, which he accomplishes thanks to his ongoing affair with A.D.A Lisa Walensky. In jail, Kathleen encounters one of the women from the bathroom fight, Shayna, who reveals that she attended Jerome's hearing and that he is indeed innocent of the robbery – because he was elsewhere murdering a man named Darryl at the time, meaning that he is using the lesser charge as an alibi. Upon her release, Kathleen visits Hawes and grudgingly signs a written apology while ignoring his inappropriate flirtations. An annoyed Dan tells Patrick about his mother's defiant actions, and Kathleen finds Terry and tells him about Jerome's case, learning that another man, Anthony Cole, has been accused of committing the murder. Kathleen then confronts Jerome, who freely admits to the crime, stating that Cole's situation is "not his problem."
Will visits Kathleen and gives her the money from George's case, announcing that he should be her new partner. Kathleen is doubtful, but Will explains that he knows a good deal about her and that she is his "role model." She then meets with Cole and offers to represent him for free, assuring him that she believes in his innocence in the Darryl murder. Later, she visits Marian, who apologizes to her, and Kathleen finally heads home for the night, overwhelmed by the events of the day. Includes commercials and promos.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: September 25, 2001 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:53
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:67768
- GENRE: Drama, legal
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, legal; Philadelphia
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 2001-2002
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Alliance to Save Energy
- TV - Commercials - Avandia diabetes medication
- TV - Commercials - Best Buy stores
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Chili's restaurants
- TV - Commercials - DeBeers diamonds
- TV - Commercials - DieHard automobile batteries
- TV - Commercials - Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners
- TV - Commercials - Dodge automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Gap stores
- TV - Commercials - Homestyle Bakes dinners
- TV - Commercials - Jell-O desserts
- TV - Commercials - L'Oréal Colour Riche lipstick
- TV - Commercials - L'Oréal Excellence Creme hair color
- TV - Commercials - Lysol disinfectant spray
- TV - Commercials - Maxwell House coffee
- TV - Commercials - Mercedes-Benz automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Mitsubishi automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Payless shoe stores
- TV - Commercials - Radio Shack stores
- TV - Commercials - Rubbermaid products
- TV - Commercials - Sprint cellular services
- TV - Commercials - Stuttering Foundation
- TV - Commercials - The Philip Morris Companies
- TV - Commercials - The Salvation Army
- TV - Commercials - Toyota automobiles
- TV - PSA - Environmental Media Association
- TV - Promos - "Alias"
- TV - Promos - "Mole 2"
- TV - Promos - "My Wife and Kids"
- TV - Promos - "Once and Again"
- TV - Promos - "Philly" upcoming episode
- TV - Promos - "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher"
- TV - Promos - "The Drew Carey Show"
- TV - Promos - "The Practice"
- TV - Promos - "Thieves"
CREDITS
- Rick Wallace … Executive Producer
- Kevin Hooks … Executive Producer, Director
- Steven Bochco … Executive Producer, Created by, Writer
- Alison Cross … Co-Executive Producer, Created by, Writer
- Bernadette Caulfield … Producer
- Dayna Kalins Bochco … Producer
- Lisa I. Vinnecour … Co-Producer
- Jesse Bochco … Associate Producer
- Mike Post … Music by
- Kim Delaney … Cast, Kathleen Maguire
- Tom Everett Scott … Cast, Will Froman
- Rick Hoffman … Cast, Terry Loomis
- Diana-Maria Riva … Cast, Patricia
- Scotty Leavenworth … Cast, Patrick Cavanaugh
- Kyle Secor … Cast, Daniel X. Cavanaugh
- Joanna Cassidy … Cast, Marian Marshall
- Robert Harper … Cast, Judge Irwin Hawes
- Darryl Theirse … Cast, Jerome Webster
- Kristanna Loken … Cast, A.D.A. Lisa Walensky
- Ron Canada … Cast, Judge Henry Griffin
- Alan Blumenfeld … Cast, Judge Paul DaCosta
- Dena Dietrich … Cast, Judge Ellen Armstrong
- Phill LaMarr … Cast, Anthony
- Nicki Micheaux … Cast, Shayna
- Jennifer Parsons … Cast, Irene
- James Pickens Jr. … Cast, Clyde Coleman
- Jamie McShane … Cast, Detective
- Monique Edwards … Cast, A.D.A. Teena Davis
- Bari K. Willerford … Cast, Martin
- Cheryl Francis Harrington … Cast, Cheryl
- Michael Bailey Smith … Cast, George
- Linda Castro … Cast, Nancy Ramirez
- Scott Alan Smith … Cast, A.D.A. Jerry Bingham
- Jamal Hamilton … Cast, Cueball
- Eric A. Payne … Cast, Sheriff
- Seraiah Carol … Cast, Turnkey
- Jennifer Echols … Cast, Gwendolyn
- William Newman … Cast, Judge Fuller
- Dean Rader-Duval … Cast, Will's Client
- Mike Randleman … Cast, Man
- April Washington … Cast, Woman #1
- Gabrielle Gonzalez … Cast, Hispanic Woman
- David Anthony Marshall … Cast, Prisoner
- David Goryl … Cast, Fuller's A.D.A.
- Leslie Marshall … Cast, Bartender