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Michael Hayes

TV·1997–1998·1 season, 22 episodes·CBS·Drama·Created by Paul Haggis, Nicholas Pileggi, John Romano

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Former cop Michael Hayes is appointed U.S. Attorney in New York, where he prosecutes high-profile cases while dealing with crime, corruption, and political pressure.

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Episodes by season

Season0122Episodes1997–98AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Episode One (preview)September 15, 1997Hayes is a gritty New York cop-turned-lawyer who uses his street smarts to convict criminals when he lands a job as a federal prosecutor. In
  2. S01E02(pilot)September 23, 1997Hayes investigates a connection between a murder victim and a politically connected attorney, and discovers that his closest friend has been
  3. S01E03True BlueSeptember 30, 1997Michael investigates police corruption on the NYPD, which worries the district attorney and alarms Eddie, whose friend may be indicted. Mean
  4. S01E04The Doctor's TaleOctober 7, 1997Michael investigates claims that a well connected HMO refused to treat a young leukemia patient because of the costs and finds that some of
  5. S01E05Act of ContritionOctober 14, 1997A British art gallery in New York is rolled by suspected Irish terrorists and Michael tries to get his hands on the deathbed confession of a
  6. S01E06HeroesOctober 21, 1997Michael is asked to switch sides and defend the FBI, when they are sued by a kidnapping suspect for violating his civil rights. While prepar
  7. S01E07Radio KillerOctober 28, 1997Michael tries to prosecute a radio talk-show host, whose right-wing views may have spurned a crazed militia man into killing a government of
  8. S01E08Death and TaxesNovember 4, 1997The murder of a Russian immigrant leads Michael to the Russian Mob and its possible involvement in a multimillion-dollar gasoline tax scam.
  9. S01E09SlavesDecember 2, 1997Michael tries to convict a Chinese mobster or running an Asian prostitution ring, but complications arise when one of the enslaved girls is
  10. S01E10The Confidence ManDecember 9, 1997Michael's sting operation is jeopardized by the volatile actions of his government informant. Meanwhile, Danny takes part in a fun robbery t
  11. S01E11RetributionDecember 16, 1997Michael's attempt to nail mob boss Frankie Malatesta is jeopardized by the untimely death of his right-wing man and by a vengeful restaurate
  12. S01E12Mob MentalityJanuary 6, 1998Lindsay and Jenny run into resistance from witnesses when they try to prosecute a racially charged mob killing case; Michael's investigation
  13. S01E13Arise and FallJanuary 13, 1998The assistant U.S. attorney investigates Julies connection to the Mahatesta crime family and allegations that she may have thrown a case for
  14. S01E14Imagine (1)March 4, 1998Part 1 of two. When a suspected serial mail bomber is put behind bars after the death of a New York public relations executive; Michael's in
  15. S01E15Imagine (2)March 11, 1998Conclusion. Michael's best leads in the suspicious death of a suspected serial mail-bomber appear to be a mobster and a well-known lawyer, w
  16. S01E16Under Color of LawMarch 18, 1998Michael's attempts to reopen the murder acquittal of a police officer may be thwarted by the attorney General's office, despite his solid ev
  17. S01E17Lawyers, Guns and MoneyMarch 25, 1998Michael's prosecution attempts against a diplomat are hindered by a State Department that will do anything to protect his immunity, but the
  18. S01E18GotterdammerungApril 1, 1998Michael's former boss a U.S. attorney, is suspected of taking bribes form the powerful businessman whom Michael is prosecution; Eddie learns
  19. S01E19Power PlayApril 8, 1998When an ATF agent is killed during a raid on a militia group, Michael tries to determine which party started the deadly conformation; a host
  20. S01E20DevotionJune 1, 1998
  21. S01E21FaithJune 8, 1998Michael jeopardizes his job when he and the team search for the truth about Danny and stumble across a possible conspiracy.
  22. S01E22Vaughn MowerJune 15, 1998

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