The Guardian (season 1)

The 1st season of The Guardian premiered on CBS on September 25, 2001, and concluded on May 21, 2002.

The Guardian (season 1)
Season 1 U.S. DVD Cover
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 25, 2001 – May 21, 2002

Cast and characters

Main cast

• Simon Baker as Nicholas "Nick" Fallin
• Dabney Coleman as Burton Fallin
• Alan Rosenberg as Alvin Masterson
• Wendy Moniz as Louisa "Lulu" Archer
• Raphael Sbarge as Jake Straka
• Charles Malik Whitfield as James Mooney
• Amanda Michalka as Shannon Gressler
• Erica Leerhsen as Amanda Bowles
• Kathleen Chalfant as Laurie Solt

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
1	1	"Pilot"	Michael Pressman	David Hollander & Elisa Bell	September 25, 2001	101
Corporate Attorney, Nick Fallen has just been assigned to work community service hours in Children's Legal Services. His first child advocacy case involves deciding the proper custody of young Hunter Reed, who has just witnessed his father kill his mother.
2	2	"Reunion"	Michael Pressman	David Hollander	October 2, 2001	102
Nick must help young Hunter Reed choose whether or not to lie to secure his father's freedom. Meanwhile, he decides to take legal action on an incident that is personal to him.
3	3	"Paternity"	Joan Tewkesbury	Michael R. Perry	October 9, 2001	103
Nick works to help a prostitute and her 11-year-old handicapped son attempt to collect child support from his biological father, and he must represent the person of a woman and find the person's client, who fathered the boy.
4	4	"Lolita?"	Charles Haid	David Hollander	October 16, 2001	104
Nick is asked to represent a 15-year-old girl who accuses her cop father of raping her.
5	5	"The Men from the Boys"	Peter Levin	Peter Parnell	October 23, 2001	105
Fallen and Associates take on a sexual harassment case while Nick works to get a homeless gay teen off the streets of the city of Pittsburgh.
6	6	"Indian Summer"	Lou Antonio	David Hollander	October 30, 2001	106
Nick is duped in a sexual encounter with a mature looking seventeen-year-old girl, who he ends up having to represent in an adoption case.
7	7	"Feeding Frenzy"	Peter Medak	Alfonso H. Moreno	November 6, 2001	107
Burton Fallen is forced to defend his company when associate Jake Straka, hits and kills a fellow lawyer, while driving his car delivering some files for the law firm.
8	8	"Heart"	Jeremy Kagan	David Hollander	November 20, 2001	108
Nick becomes emotionally attached to a terminally ill 12-year-old girl, who cannot get the heart transplant she needs to live, until she is legally adopted.
9	9	"The Funnies"	Lou Antonio	Peter Parnell & Michael R. Perry	November 27, 2001	109
Alvin asks Nick to represent Barbara's son, when the teenager is arrested and busted for drug possession.
10	10	"Loyalties"	Arvin Brown	David Hollander	December 11, 2001	110
One of Burton's partners leaves the firm and immediately commences trying to lure away the best and brightest a Fallen & Associates, including Nick.
11	11	"Home"	Oz Scott	David Hollander & Alfonso H. Moreno	December 18, 2001	111
Alvin goes up against Burton Fallen int court, when he agrees to defend his ex wife (Polly Draper) in a wrongful termination case.
12	12	"Causality"	Jeremy Kagan	David Hollander & Peter Parnell	January 8, 2002	112
Nick begins work at Kirk & McGee and his first responsibility is to oversee a deal which involves a father essentially giving his son his $40 million company.
13	13	"Privilege"	Graeme Clifford	Michael R. Perry & David Hollander	January 22, 2002	113
Burton and Nick represent a family's interest when their daughter is killed in a scuba diving accident.
14	14	"Family"	Andy Wolk	Rick Eid & Alfonso H. Moreno	February 5, 2002	114
Nick's aunt and cousin come back into Nick and Burton's lives in order to have Burton broker a deal to sell the aunt's company.
15	15	"In Loco Parentis"	Michael Pressman	David Hollander	February 26, 2002	115
Nick represents a drug addicted mother as she attempts to regain custody of her children.
16	16	"Solidarity"	Lou Antonio	Michael R. Perry & David Hollander	March 5, 2002	116
Burton and Nick have been having a difficult time trying to resolve a labor dispute at a local factory, as the union leaders refuse to recommend the new, and seemingly fair, contract.
17	17	"The Divide"	Alan Myerson	Rick Eid & Alfonso H. Moreno & David Hollander	March 12, 2002	117
Nick attempts to help two young brothers stay together in foster care when a prospective adoptive parent only wants to take one of the boys.
18	18	"Mothers of the Disappeared"	Steven Robman	David Hollander & Michael R. Perry	March 26, 2002	118
Nick begins the legal process of declaring a woman's missing daughter dead, to enable the mother to have access to the daughter's trust fund.
19	19	"Lawyers, Guns & Money"	Jerry Levine	Rick Eid & Michael R. Perry & David Hollander	April 9, 2002	119
In exchange for covering up of some technical violations of his probation, Nick agrees to help his probation officer purchase a strip club with his girlfriend.
20	20	"Shelter"	Steve Gomer	Michael R. Perry & Rick Eid & David Hollander	May 7, 2002	120
Nick and Lulu discover that two homeless teenagers have been living in Lulu's newly purchased home when they hear the screams of the young girl giving birth.
21	21	"The Chinese Wall"	Joan Tewkesbury	Peter Parnell & Alfonso H. Moreno & David Hollander	May 14, 2002	121
Nick represents the biggest developer in the city who wants to buy a controversial piece of land for development.
22	22	"The Beginning"	Michael Pressman	David Hollander & Anne McGrail	May 21, 2002	122
Burton shocks the firm, and his son Nick when after being appointed a Federal judge, he announces that former Senator Caldwell will assume leadership of the firm.

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