Conviction

Season 1

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ADA Alexandra Cabot from "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" returns as the bureau chief for the group of young ADAs. According to Dick Wolf, "'Conviction' will be a 'charactercedural,' we will be dealing extensively with characters' back stories and personal lives."

Where to Watch Season 1

13 Episodes

Pilot
E1
PilotNick Potter leaves his law firm to join the New York District Attorney's office which is currently investigating a known drug dealer. Meanwhile, Sara Finn loses key evidence for her case. Soon an assistant D.A. is gunned down and it turns out that another A.D.A. might be involved.
Denial
E2
DenialSteele has to prosecute a 14 year old boy as an adult after he killed his brother with a baseball bat. Peluso must investigate why a high school athlete commited a hate crime against a gay man. Rossi tries to get a prostitute to tesify at a rape trial and Finn gets ready for her blind date.
Breakup
E3
BreakupFinn has to investigate why a mother said her daughter was dying of cancer because the autopsy done after she supposedly commited suicide proves otherwise. Potter's friend is arrested for cocaine possession, but when his friend comes to him for help, Potter sends him to Desmond. Meanwhile, Cabot begins an anti-drug campaign.
Indebted
E4
IndebtedDesmond has to prosecute a well-known rap producer who has been charged with murder. Nick Potter goes on a ride along with two ghetto cops, landing Potter in a meeting with Internal Affairs; Jessica Rossi prosecutes a wife beater, while wrestling with the same problem at home, when her mother tells her she's leaving her father for being abusive, and Christina Finn gets caught up in a case with a spoiled diplomat's son and a strip club.
Savasana
E5
SavasanaFinn has to deal with a shaken baby case. Even though his boss wants him to settle a case, Potter says no, but wins anyway. Desmond has a one night stand with a woman from the courthouse. Steele ends up canceling a date with Rossi, but then gets intimate with Cabot moments before she makes a big announcement.
Madness
E6
MadnessBrian Peluso (Eric Balfour) gets pressure from his recently reunited girlfriend; Christina Finn (Julianne Nicholson), who is light on case work, is loaned out to a hard-driving, nasty prosecutor; Alexandra Cabot (Stephanie March) feels the pressure to hire an image consultant; Nick Potter (Jordan Bridges) fills in for Desmond on a bail reduction case that has tragic consequences, and Jessica Rossi (Milena Govich) finds herself in the middle of a family battle when prosecuting a deaf girl's boyfriend for stabbing the girl's father.
True Love
E7
True LoveBrian Peluso (Eric Balfour) gets ready to move in with his girlfriend until he learns of her infidelity; Jessica Rossi's (Milena Govich) uncertain case involves a model who claims she was beaten and raped by a high-profile professional; Jim Steele's (Anson Mount) 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 (Julianne Nicholson) meets a hot doctor when he becomes her star witness for a case. Read more: Listings | TheFutonCritic.com - The Web's Best Television Resource http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20060405nbc02/#ixzz5c2jX1bjI
Downhill
E8
DownhillPotter takes on an easy case until a Parish Priest asks him to drop the case; Desmond networks with a exclusive group of upwardly mobile black men; Cabot and Rossi are at odds over a defendant in a rape case; and Finn gets caught up in a landlord/tenant dispute.
The Wall
E9
The WallADA Brian Peluso (Eric Balfour) faces a "wall of blue" when prosecuting a cop-shooter; Christina Finn (Julianne Nicholson) and her colleague ADA Nick Potter (Jordan Bridges) have been summoned to Bureau Chief Alexandra Cabot's (Stephanie March) office where she sends them to acting class to improve their court appearance, and ADA Jessica Rossi (Milena Govich) has to contend with her dysfunctional family.
Deliverance
E10
DeliveranceSteele has to go head-to-head with a respected female attorney who defends herself after she is accused of killing her husband.
Indiscretion
E11
IndiscretionSteele tries to prosescute a rape case, but the victim's father stands in his way. Potter ends up bungling an easy drug case he took from Rossi. Desmond's case involves an Upper West Side couple and a fortune teller. Finn and Peluso have what they call an ""almost"" date.
180.80 (1)
E12
180.80 (1)A young woman is discovered murdered shortly after she was seen leaving a local bar. Soon, the bar's bouncer is accused of her death. After a shootout at the courthouse, members of the A.D.A's office are involved in a dangerous hostage situation.
Hostage (2)
E13
Hostage (2)The two murder suspects violently take control over the courthouse and end up taking several members of the DA's office hostage while trying to negotiate their escape with the police.