NBC Series
Character: Joel Stevens
U.S. Air Date: 10/13/02
Episode Synopsis: Fighting to convict flashy defense lawyer Robert Colson (guest star
Gregg Henry, "Payback") for the alleged murder of his girlfriend, DDA McNorris (Neal
McDonough) uses his relationship with Andrea (Nina Garbiras) to put the case on the front
page, while Detectives Stevens (Donnie Wahlberg) and Smith (Mykelti Williamson) lean on
his slightly mentally unstable brother (guest star David Burke) in the hopes of rattling a
confession. While the homicide strikes an emotional chord with Stevens, he refuses to
violate procedure when veteran officer Hechler (Gary Basaraba) suggest the planting of
evidence to help force a break in the case. Jason Gedrick and Lana Parilla also star. (NBC.com)
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