Ned Beatty shines in this episode as a judge who won't pack it in even though it
is patently obvious that he's suffering Alzheimer's. His law clerk Sherry Stringfield has been propping him up and telling him what to do for years.
The case itself is a double murder. A witness to the murder in New Jersey of a police officer is herself murdered in Manhattan. The New York case goes first and Linus Roache and Alana Dela Garza are up against a very shrewd defense lawyer in Deanna Dunnegan.
Roache is a bit of a boy scout here and Sam Waterston warns him his career is on the line. I've seen a few time serving slugs on the bench over the years and it's quite true they protect themselves.
Beatty rea;lly stands out in this story. He was a brilliant attorney, but he stayed too long.
The case itself is a double murder. A witness to the murder in New Jersey of a police officer is herself murdered in Manhattan. The New York case goes first and Linus Roache and Alana Dela Garza are up against a very shrewd defense lawyer in Deanna Dunnegan.
Roache is a bit of a boy scout here and Sam Waterston warns him his career is on the line. I've seen a few time serving slugs on the bench over the years and it's quite true they protect themselves.
Beatty rea;lly stands out in this story. He was a brilliant attorney, but he stayed too long.