Hot-shot New York lawyer Kate Delacroy (Melissa Gilbert, all grown up from Little House on the Prairie) leaves the Wall Street establishment behind and heads for her Southern hometown, where she hooks up with a small firm headed by the savvy yet idealistic Carrie Grace Battle (Cicely Tyson).
Twenty years earlier, Kate’s mother had marched with Battle in the Civil Rights Movement and now she also felt an affinity for the strong-minded attorney and her maverick practice – much to the dismay of her genteel father, James-Lee Delacroy (Ronny Cox), who wanted Kate to join his tradition-steeped law practice and griped that Battle “dragged us kicking and screaming into the new South; some of us didn’t think there was anything wrong with the old.”.
Battle’s committed, low-rent staff included energetic single mom Reese Daulkins (Cree Summer), young upstart Andy (Greg Germann), and methodical Ross (Jim Antonio).
Bailey Connors (Jason Gedrick) was a newspaperman and former flame of Kate’s who helped her out, hoping their flame might burn again one day.
Bunny (Marcia Strassman) was a Southern belle out to wed James-Lee (and looked on with suspicion by his daughters), while T-Dog (Michael Warren) was a strong-willed black community leader who provided some love interest for Carrie.
An excellent cast, good writing and authentic locations made for a compelling courtroom drama.
Kate Delacroy
Melissa Gilbert Carrie Grace Battle
Cicely Tyson James-Lee Delacroy
Ronny Cox Bailey Connors
Jason Gedrick Reese Daulkins
Cree Summer Andy Del Sarto
Greg Germann Ross A. Ross
Jim Antonio Anne Foley
Megan Gallivan Michael “T-Dog” Turner
Michael Warren Althea “Bunny” McClure
Marcia Strassman
Twenty years earlier, Kate’s mother had marched with Battle in the Civil Rights Movement and now she also felt an affinity for the strong-minded attorney and her maverick practice – much to the dismay of her genteel father, James-Lee Delacroy (Ronny Cox), who wanted Kate to join his tradition-steeped law practice and griped that Battle “dragged us kicking and screaming into the new South; some of us didn’t think there was anything wrong with the old.”.
