Just Legal
"The Heater" - (TV-PG, L, V) (HDTV)
Monday , October 17 2005 Original
9:00 - 10:00 PM ET

TO SETTLE OR NOT TO SETTLE - When Cooper (Don Johnson) goes after a high profile case involving a man accused of murdering his wife, he explains to Skip (Jay Baruchel) that this is the sort of case that could garner them a lot of media attention with the prospect of future clients. After Cooper unethically guarantees an acquittal to the accused Joe Chase (Dax Griffin) and Skip offers to represent him for free, Chase decides to hire Cooper and Skip instead of one of the more powerful law firms. Cooper and Skip find themselves in a difficult predicament though, after some not-so-flattering facts about their client come to light. Jamie Lee Kirchner and Susan Ward also star. Dennis Smith directed the episode written by Nick Thiel (104).