1. Carnival
Air date: 2003-09-23 · 60 min
Nick fights to keep a small boy whose mother performs in a traveling carnival in DCF custody when he claims he was molested by the carnival owner.
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Season 3.
22 episodes in the catalogue. Explore the stories and air dates, then choose an episode to open FRAME’s player.
2. Big Coal
Air date: 2003-09-30 · 60 min
Pressured to bring his own new business to the firm, Nick and Sadie Harper, Fallin & Fallin's new defense attorney associate, must get a town of 23 people to sign release settlements in order for Nick to land a huge coal manufacturer as a client.
Open episode 2 ↗3. The Line
Air date: 2003-10-07 · 60 min
Nick gets caught between father/son clients when the sale of their family department store becomes complicated with a class action lawsuit from several African American customers claiming discrimination.
Open episode 3 ↗4. The Father-Daughter Dance
Air date: 2003-10-14 · 60 min
Although a married couple wants Burton to sue a fertility clinic when their child is born black.
Open episode 4 ↗5. Shame
Air date: 2003-10-21 · 60 min
When Fallin & Fallin's credit line is called in, Nick tries to get a longtime Fallin client who owes millions to pay in full; Burton and Nick lose him to firm.
Open episode 5 ↗6. Let's Spend the Night Together
Air date: 2003-10-28 · 60 min
When Lulu's father decides to stay at her place, she and Nick agree they still have feelings for each other and agree to move in together.
Open episode 6 ↗7. Hazel Park
Air date: 2003-11-04 · 60 min
As part of his community service, Nick is reassigned to help clean up an inner city park, where he meets a former LSP client he does not remember.
Open episode 7 ↗8. Believe
Air date: 2003-11-11 · 60 min
Lulu tells Nick she is pregnant, and he proposes to her.
Open episode 8 ↗9. Let God Sort 'Em Out
Air date: 2003-11-25 · 60 min
When Fallin & Fallin evict squatters from land being used for future developments, the ripple effect at LSP is tremendous.
Open episode 9 ↗10. Swimming
Air date: 2003-12-16 · 60 min
Nick and Suzanne Pell attempt to help Christopher, a client at LSP, after he is locked in a closet for disciplinary measures at a teen boot camp.
Open episode 10 ↗11. Legacy
Air date: 2004-01-06 · 60 min
Nick must find a kid a home after his father, who was recently let go from Kane Industries, went crazy and shot his boss and several other coworkers in a conference room during a meeting.
Open episode 11 ↗12. Beautiful Blue Mystic
Air date: 2004-01-13 · 60 min
After Lulu leaves Nick for having an affiar with Suzanne, Burton counsels Nick to seek help at rehab.
Open episode 12 ↗13. Amends
Air date: 2004-01-27 · 60 min
Alvin accuses Nick of rushing through the "steps" of working his recovery program.
Open episode 13 ↗14. All Is Mended
Air date: 2004-02-10 · 60 min
Lulu informs Nick that their unborn baby has Downs Syndrome.
Open episode 14 ↗15. Without Consent
Air date: 2004-02-17 · 60 min
Nick attempts to help a teenage boy who beat up his mother after he walked in on her and his best friend in bed.
Open episode 15 ↗16. Sparkle
Air date: 2004-02-24 · 60 min
Nick helps a boy whose adoption is halted when the couple's own newborn baby is injured in the boy's presence.
Open episode 16 ↗17. The Watchers
Air date: 2004-03-02 · 60 min
When Burton is unable to physically help the police find Shannon, Nick takes his place and tracks her down through a prostitute, Dina, and her daughter Violet.
Open episode 17 ↗18. The Bachelor Party
Air date: 2004-03-09 · 60 min
Alvin Masterson has a lot to do in so little time. He is getting married to Victoria Little and has ALS. Nick decides go to Los Angles.
Open episode 18 ↗19. Remember
Air date: 2004-04-06 · 60 min
Nick defends a sexually abused teenage boy who wants to protect his father from being implicated in the crime, even though it appears that his father was the abuser.
Open episode 19 ↗20. The Vote
Air date: 2004-04-20 · 60 min
Nick and Jake battle wills when they try to get an elderly and sick client declared incompetent when his wife and partner disagree with the terms of a corporate sale.
Open episode 20 ↗21. Blood In, Blood Out
Air date: 2004-04-27 · 60 min
Led by Jake, the firm's partners take a vote and kick Nick out of the partnership, despite Burton's attempts to keep his son's name on the door.
Open episode 21 ↗22. Antarctica
Air date: 2004-05-04 · 60 min
Having been forced from Fallin & Fallin, Nick takes another corporate law at a competing firm, but Burton questions if corporate law is truly Nick's passion.
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