Young Prosecutors
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"Conviction" is a fast-paced, character-oriented story focusing on young assistant district attorneys in New York who are confronted with tough, high-profile cases that challenge their limited experience -- and force them to mature quickly or be overwhelmed. The series will be shot entirely in New York and the first-season order will be 13 episodes.
Creator
Dick Wolf
Cast
Eric Balfour ... Brian Peluso
Jordan Bridges ... Nick Potter
Milena Govich ... Jessica Rossi
Stephanie March ... Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Cabot
Anson Mount ... Deputy District Attorney Jim Steele
Julianne Nicholson ... Assistant District Attorney Sara Finn
J. August Richards ... Assistant District Attorney Billy Desmond
"Pilot" Episode 1.01
Nick Potter (Jordan Bridges) leaves a comfortable job at a law firm to join the district attorney's office, where he immediately jumps into a brutal, drug-related murder case that everyone is frantically working on. But an act of violence soon shakes everything up.
Premiere date
March 3, 2006
"Denial" Episode 1.02
Steele (Anson Mount) must try a teen accused of murder as an adult, and the boy's aggressive father makes the situation even worse. Meanwhile, Peluso (Eric Balfour) investigates a hate crime; and Rossi (Milena Govich) attempts to get a prostitute to testify in a rape trial.
Air date
March 10, 2006
"Breakup" Episode 1.03
The suicide of a 12-year-old girl who was supposedly dying of cancer raises the suspicions of Finn (Julianne Nicholson). In other events, Potter's friend is arrested on a drug charge; Cabot (Stephanie March) wages an anti-drug campaign; and Peluso (Eric Balfour) deals with a difficult case when he has to prosecute a grandmother for heroin possession.
Air date
March 17, 2006
"Indebted" Episode 1.04
When Potter goes on a ride-along with two cops, he gets a taste of just how tough it is out on the streets. Meanwhile, Desmond seems personally determined to put a rough rap producer behind bars for attempting to murder a magazine writer.
Air date
March 24, 2006
"Savasana" Episode 1.05
Finn becomes horribly conflicted over a case involving young parents accused of shaking their infant to death; Desmond pulls out all the stops to convict a rapist in a case that dates back to 1974; Potter goes against his boss's wishes in an assault trial; and Cabot and Steele cannot hide the sexual tension between them.
Air date
April 1, 2006
"Madness" Episode 1.06
Billy Desmond's routine shift at a psychiatric ward turns the system upside down; Brian Peluso gets pressure from his recently reunited girlfriend; Christina Finn, who is light on case work, is loaned out to a hard-driving, nasty prosecutor; Alexandra Cabot feels the pressure to hire an image consultant; Nick Potter fills in for Desmond on a bail reduction case that has tragic consequences, and Jessica Rossi finds herself in the middle of a family battle when prosecuting a deaf girl's boyfriend for stabbing the girl's father.
Air date
April 7, 2006
"True Love" Episode 1.07
Nick Potter becomes a victim when he is robbed and beaten at gunpoint after trying o get a witness to testify -- Brian Peluso gets ready to move in with his girlfriend until he learns of her infidelity; Jessica Rossi's uncertain case involves a model who claims she was beaten and raped by a high-profile professional; Jim Steele's case involves a gay couple who recently broke up and the "suicide" of one is questioned when his former partner is charged with murder and Christina Finn meets a hot doctor when he becomes her star witness for a case.
Air date
April 11, 2006
"Downhill" Episode 1.08
ADA Nick Potter tackles easy case to win until a priest wants the charges dropped -- ADA Jessica Rossi is close to getting a conviction on a rape case until Bureau Chief Alexandra Cabot steals away her defendant for her own insurance fraud prosecution; while ADA Billy Desmond decides to network with an exclusive group of upwardly mobile black men, but the high powered connections come with a price, and his colleague Christina Finn gets caught in a landlord/tenant lawsuit.
Air date
April 14, 2006
"The Wall " Episode 1.09
ADA Billy Desmond and Jim Steele have uphill battle prosecutting a case where a teenager dies during choking game -- ADA Brian Peluso faces a ‘wall of blue’ when prosecuting a cop-shooter; Christina Finn and her colleague ADA Nick Potter have been summoned to Bureau Chief Alexandra Cabot’s office where she sends them to acting class to improve their court appearance, and ADA Jessica Rossi has to contend with her dysfunctional family.
Air date
April , 2006
"Deliverance" Episode 1.10
Noted female attorney kills husband and represents herself in court -- A respected female attorney kills her husband, and goes head-to-head against Jim Steele when she decides to defend herself in the courtroom.
Air date
May 5, 2006
"Indiscretion" Episode 1.11
Steele must overcome stubborn father to prosecute rape case -- Jim Steele tries to prosecute a rape case but the plaintiff’s father stands in the way. A.D.A. Potter takes over an easy drug case from colleague Rossi but bungles it badly; A.D.A. Desmond has to deal with an Upper West Side couple and a wacky fortune teller; Bureau Chief Cabot has an elegant engagement party.
Air date
May 12, 2006
"180.80/Hostage" Episode 1.12 Series Finale
A young woman leaves an after-hours bar and is found murdered -- The bouncer at the bar is the prime suspect in the case; while a wild shoot-out in the courthouse finds members of the ADA office in a tense and emotional hostage situation.
Air date
May 19, 2006
Did you know that?
In NBC’s new drama series “Conviction,” Richards returns to the “letter of the law” in his role as Billy Desmond, an ambitious and brilliant assistant district attorney who disdains “unwinnable” cases that might affect his spotless record.
The full series consists in 12 episodes.
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(Informations and pictures from NBC Conviction © 2006 NBC)
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