Episode
The Guardian: The Dead
Overview
Burton's past comes back to haunt him as he gets close to being a Federal Judge.
Details
- Series
- The Guardian
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2002-10-08
Episode context
The Dead is Episode 3 in Season 2 of The Guardian. It aired on 2002-10-08.
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Episode 2: Monster
A 13 year old is charged with the rape and murder of his mother and could be tried for first-degree murder. Nick must try and get the case to juvenile court.
Episode 4: The Next Life
After deciding to work together, Nick and Burton Fallin return to the old offices of Fallin & Associates to create a new firm, Fallin & Fallin. Finally working on equal ground, Nick and Burton's first big client turns out to be Allegheny County Hospital, which is under scrutiny as one of the nurses is arrested and confesses to killing patients in the oncology department during his shifts. The hospital faces several potential lawsuits from the family members of the patients who died. To assemble a strong team of attorneys, Nick and Burton bring in James Mooney to help with the case but soon discover that his grandmother died in that very hospital just a few months earlier. James immediately removes himself from the case but he eventually gives into his desire to fight for the underdogs and tries to find representation for the family members. Meanwhile, Nick is also thrown into a case as a favor to Laurie Solt, where he must defend a child's right to attend an adoption party. This is a concept that Alvin Masterson finds reprehensible, as he believes it treats the children as though they are cattle to be sold at market.
More episodes from this season
Episode 1: Testimony
Burton tries to save Nick who is behind bars temporarily for drug possession by looking for a defense in Mandy's daughter Shannon. Shannon's grandmother doesn't want her to testify.
Episode 5: Assuming the Position
Alvin head of Legal Service of Pittsburgh is arrested and LuLu takes over after seeing him on tv.
Episode 6: The Living
As the legal guardian of two siblings he represented the year before, Nick must find the missing sister so she can be a bone-marrow donor to save her dying brother.
Episode 7: The Innocent
Nick takes on the case of two children after their brother dies from their father's neglect.
Episode 8: The Neighborhood
LuLu represents an old friend after one of her adopted children is dead. Nick represents someone he knew as a kid.
Episode 9: The Dark
Nick has to represent Levi who may not be allowed in school for not telling who beat him up.
Episode 10: Sacrifice
Nick takes the case of a 16 year old mom who wants to put her baby up for adoption, after her father ends up being arrested for the murder of the 16 year old's very ill mom.
Brian Olsen (LuLu's Husband) ends up being accused of negligence.
Episode 11: No Good Deed
Nick helps a boy stay in the shelter. Burton helps Mary Gressler and Shannon out.
Episode 12: You Belong to Me
Lulu's home is broken into forcing Nick to protect her. Nick takes Gavin Putinski a former child actor who claimes his parents want him to leave home.
Episode 13: Ambition
Lulu's mom comes to town to offer her daughter a job. Soon Nick learns of Mrs. Novack's bad business practices which causes a problem.