Kate McShane
Kate McShane
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Kate McShane

5.0 / 10
1975
1 season
10 episodes
Drama

Kate McShane is an American legal drama television series that aired from September 10 until November 12, 1975. Kate McShane was the first series to feaure a female lawyer in the lead role.

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  • Ep 1

    1.The Best Possible Defense

    10-09-197560m

    In the premiere episode, ‘Best Possible Defense,’ Kate is stunned when a woman friend, Barbara Inerson, is charged with conspiracy to commit murder, stemming from a terrorist bombi...

  • Ep 2

    2.Terror on Sycamore Street

    17-09-197560m

    When a terrified homeowner shoots an armed intruder during a "wrong door" drug raid, it initially appears to be a clear case of self-defense. However, attorney Kate McShane must de...

  • Ep 3

    3.World vs. Ackerman

    24-09-197560m

    A burglar is killed In a trap by a scrappy old man, played by guest star Jack Gilford, who insists he is innocent of wrongdoing and demands his day in court. Angered by feisty Joe...

  • Ep 4

    4.Murder Comes in Little Pills

    01-10-197560m

    A pill-popping pro football star is charged with murder, but when Kate tries to defend him the powerful team management moves to get her off the case. Veteran player J.D. talks his...

  • Ep 5

    5.Accounts Receivable

    08-10-197560m

    Suspicious when her client readily confesses to a puzzling murder. Kate tries to learn what really happened and stumbles on a top-secret government operation. Despite official warn...

  • Ep 6

    6.Publish And Perish

    22-10-197560m

    Kate uncovers an academic scandal when the pressure to “publish or perish” results in the slaying of Conrad, a scientist who stole another man's research. Charged with murder, the...

  • Ep 7

    7.Conspiracy of Silence

    29-10-197560m

    Kate and her friend (Susan Strasberg) take on the toy industry when the friend on a TV show, libels and slanders the company over the unsafe qualities of their products. The proble...

  • Ep 8

    8.Midnight Lady, Pretty Lady

    19-11-197560m

    Billy, a former rock star trying for a comeback, is charged with murder in the lethal drug overdose of a young girl but maintains he is innocent. A young girl dies from a heroin ov...

  • Ep 9

    9.God At $15, 732 A Year

    12-11-197560m

    Kate defends an uncooperative detective who shot a suspect held in an assault on the cop's best friend's daughter. An arresting officer shoots one of a trio of rapists, then realiz...

  • Ep 10

    10.Not So Small Claims Court

    TBA60m

    A peddler of defective musical instruments vanishes before his victims can bring him to small claims court.

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