The Defenders

S1 · E1 — Quality of Mercy

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Quality of MercyE1 · 60 min

Dr. Bill Conrad's patient, Leona Warner, delivers a baby with Down Syndrome.

Killer InstinctE2 · 51 min

When mild-mannered Jim McLeery kills an abusive stranger, it seems a clear-cut case of self-defense. But the prosecution reveals that, in his army days, McCleery was trained to kill.

Death Across the CounterE3 · 60 min
The RiotE4 · 60 min
The Young LoversE5 · 50 min
The Boy BetweenE6 · 60 min
The Hundred Lives of Harry SimmsE7 · 60 min

Frank Gorshin stars as an impressionist accused of murder who claims he's innocent because ""Jimmy Cagney did it""—and breaks into his multiple personality of Cagney on the witness stand as the Prestons are questioning him.

The AccidentE8 · 60 min
The Trial of Jenny ScottE9 · 60 min
The Man with the Concrete ThumbE10 · 60 min
The TreadmillE11 · 60 min
PerjuryE12 · 60 min
The AttackE13 · 60 min
The ProwlerE14 · 60 min
Gideon's FolliesE15 · 60 min
The Best DefenseE16 · 60 min
The Bedside MurderE17 · 60 min
The SearchE18 · 60 min
Storm at Birch GlenE19 · 60 min
The Point ShaverE20 · 60 min

Stacy Phillips, star college basketball player, is accused of taking money from gambler Vince Fargo to fix a game. The Presons, alumni of the college, are hired to defend Phillips before the State's Senate Rackets Committee.

The Locked RoomE21 · 60 min
The Empty ChuteE22 · 60 min
The CrusaderE23 · 60 min
The Hickory IndianE24 · 60 min
The Iron ManE25 · 60 min
The Tarnished CrossE26 · 60 min
The Last Six MonthsE27 · 60 min

Arthur Hill plays a man with six months to live--he kills his business partner in a fit of rage when the man refuses to help support his family after he has died.

The Naked HeiressE28 · 60 min
Reunion with DeathE29 · 60 min
The BenefactorE30 · 60 min
Along Came a SpiderE31 · 60 min
The Broken BarrelheadE32 · 60 min

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Killer Instinct

When mild-mannered Jim McLeery kills an abusive stranger, it seems a clear-cut case of self-defense. But the prosecution reveals that, in his army days, McCleery was trained to kill.

Continue the story

Episodes

Now playing
Quality of MercyE1 · 60 min

Dr. Bill Conrad's patient, Leona Warner, delivers a baby with Down Syndrome.

Killer InstinctE2 · 51 min

When mild-mannered Jim McLeery kills an abusive stranger, it seems a clear-cut case of self-defense. But the prosecution reveals that, in his army days, McCleery was trained to kill.

Death Across the CounterE3 · 60 min
The RiotE4 · 60 min
The Young LoversE5 · 50 min
The Boy BetweenE6 · 60 min
The Hundred Lives of Harry SimmsE7 · 60 min

Frank Gorshin stars as an impressionist accused of murder who claims he's innocent because ""Jimmy Cagney did it""—and breaks into his multiple personality of Cagney on the witness stand as the Prestons are questioning him.

The AccidentE8 · 60 min
The Trial of Jenny ScottE9 · 60 min
The Man with the Concrete ThumbE10 · 60 min
The TreadmillE11 · 60 min
PerjuryE12 · 60 min
The AttackE13 · 60 min
The ProwlerE14 · 60 min
Gideon's FolliesE15 · 60 min
The Best DefenseE16 · 60 min
The Bedside MurderE17 · 60 min
The SearchE18 · 60 min
Storm at Birch GlenE19 · 60 min
The Point ShaverE20 · 60 min

Stacy Phillips, star college basketball player, is accused of taking money from gambler Vince Fargo to fix a game. The Presons, alumni of the college, are hired to defend Phillips before the State's Senate Rackets Committee.

The Locked RoomE21 · 60 min
The Empty ChuteE22 · 60 min
The CrusaderE23 · 60 min
The Hickory IndianE24 · 60 min
The Iron ManE25 · 60 min
The Tarnished CrossE26 · 60 min
The Last Six MonthsE27 · 60 min

Arthur Hill plays a man with six months to live--he kills his business partner in a fit of rage when the man refuses to help support his family after he has died.

The Naked HeiressE28 · 60 min
Reunion with DeathE29 · 60 min
The BenefactorE30 · 60 min
Along Came a SpiderE31 · 60 min
The Broken BarrelheadE32 · 60 min