Kate Reed is a firm believer that justice can always be found – even if it's not always in the courtroom. Once a lawyer at her family's esteemed San Francisco firm, Kate's frustration with the legal system led her to a new career as a mediator. Thanks to her innate understanding of human nature, thorough legal knowledge, and wry sense of humor, Kate is a natural when it comes to dispute resolution. Except, it seems, when it comes to conflicts in her own life.
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Kate Reed is a firm believer that justice can always be found – even if it's not always in the courtroom. Once a lawyer at her family's esteemed San Francisco firm, Kate's frustration with the legal system led her to a new career as a mediator. Thanks to her innate understanding of human nature, thorough legal knowledge, and wry sense of humor, Kate is a natural when it comes to dispute resolution. Except, it seems, when it comes to conflicts in her own life.
Season 1 episodes
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After the sudden death of her father, San Francisco mediator Kate Reed must work with her stepmother, who’s the same age, to keep his firm alive by resolving a dispute between a clothing magnate and his son, who’s due to inherit the business, and hiding a dark personal secret which could ruin an innocent boy’s life.
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Directed by Bronwen HughesWritten by Michael SardoGuest stars Patrick Gilmore, Ken Howard, Tim Fellingham, Ethan Embry, Gerald McRaney, Sean Rogerson, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Paul Anthony
Kate mediates a settlement between the State of California and Steve Jenks, a wrongfully convicted man who spent 22 years in prison. As Kate tries to put a price on the years he lost, Steve escapes into a prison of his own making, refusing to deal with the pain of his past -- until, when pushed, he explodes.
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Directed by Andy WolkWritten by Michael SardoGuest stars Malcolm Stewart, Chelah Horsdal, David Orth, Paul Schulze, Tim Fellingham, Ethan Embry, Belita Moreno, Fred Keating
Kate’s nemesis Judge Nicastro assigns her to mediate a case between a high school football coach and the angry parents who claim his old school methods border on abuse. When the videotaped evidence doesn’t make sense to her, Kate unearths the real reason for the coach’s controversial actions.
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Directed by John F. ShowalterWritten by Aaron TracyGuest stars Dean Norris, Barclay Hope, Tim Fellingham, Gerald McRaney, Tom Stevens, Don Knodel, Brenda Crichlow, Lini Evans
While mediating a dispute between the star of the cooking show "Burnin' with Bo" and the company releasing his barbecue sauce, Kate discovers that Bo's assistant Beth is actually the brains behind the business -- and that Bo's holding her up for a bigger piece of the profits. But none of this matters when someone from Beth's past emerges to claim an even bigger piece for himself.
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Directed by Anton CropperWritten by Linda Burstyn, Jan Nash, Michael SardoGuest stars Eddie McClintock, Ethan Embry, Esai Morales, Camille Sullivan, Rob LaBelle, Chris Ellis, Jill Teed, John Ashton
Kate mediates the settlement between an insurance company and a man who was hit by a truck, only to find the real conflict is between the man and his wife, who claims the husband she knew never came back from the accident.
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Directed by Paul HolahanWritten by Jan NashGuest stars Brian Markinson, Eileen Pedde, Belita Moreno, Aaron Craven, Anne-Marie Johnson, Richard Dean Anderson, Jerry Rector, Luke Camilleri
The exasperated young inventor of a revolutionary new device, Marcus, threatens to jump to his death when John, his employer and the rights holder to Marcus' invention, asks Kate to mediate his firing. Kate must get Marcus off the ledge, recover the device, which he's stolen, and find a fair resolution for both the disenchanted employee and his former boss.
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Directed by Tricia BrockWritten by Jim AdlerGuest stars Currie Graham, Devon Gummersall, David Richmond-Peck, Teryl Rothery, Dan Payne, Devon Weigel, Melissa Dionisio
A big client of Reed & Reed’s asks Kate to mediate a simple financial matter -- which quickly morphs into a case of identity theft before escalating to an immigration issue where Kate must defend a brave soldier against a rigid Homeland Security prosecutor.
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Directed by Steven DePaulWritten by Jim AdlerGuest stars Peter MacNicol, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Ryan Kennedy, Steve Belford, Robert Moloney, Carrie Ruscheinsky, Aubrey Tennant, Bart Anderson
Paul Shelton, lead singer of the 1990s one-hit-wonder band, Ultravinyl, seeks Kate’s help to cash in on a lucrative offer for use of their song in a commercial. What seems like a slam dunk stalls when Paul’s former bandmates refuse to negotiate, and Paul reveals the real reason he needs Kate’s help.
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Directed by Robert BerlingerWritten by Blair SingerGuest stars Chris Vance, Jonathan Potts, Jennifer Copping, Colm Hill, Travis Turner, Richard Dean Anderson, Devon Weigel, Nadine Wright
Kate’s best friend Julie comes to Reed & Reed for a standard prenuptial agreement. But her father -- a Tae Kwan Do master -- has deep suspicions of his future son-in-law. Kate investigates, determined to prove him wrong -- but what she uncovers shocks everyone.
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Directed by Vincent MisianoWritten by Ben LeeGuest stars Brittany Ishibashi, David Alpay, Clyde Kusatsu, Richard Dean Anderson, Raugi Yu, Conrad Whitaker, Devon Weigel, Sandy Robson
One day in the life of Kate: prevent an international incident at the Croatian Embassy and mediate between two litigious brothers before her nemesis, Judge Nicastro, throws her in jail -- all while bracing herself for the possibility of some major personal changes.
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Directed by Peter MarkleWritten by Michael Sardo, Jan NashGuest stars Richard Dean Anderson, Roman Podhora, Scott Holroyd, Joe Cortese, Kathleen Gati, Lou Casal, Olivia Steele-Falconer, Gerald McRaney
Michael Sardo, Peter Ocko, Jim Adler, Joanna Johnson, Jan Nash, Blair Singer, Roger Wolfson, Aaron Tracy, Ben Lee, Michael Sardo, Jan Nash, Linda Burstyn
