Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestJack is shocked to confront a former lover who is a Department of Justice attorney assigned to prosecute his client, an FBI agent on charges of espionage – but thanks to Grant, Jack discovers the G-man's suspicious ex-girlfriend, who is the government's key witness.
John "Jack" Turner is a maverick scion from an American political dynasty, a "true believer," who must reconcile his passion for the purity of law in the morally ambiguous world he inhabits, in which no one is who they appear to be. Content with working in a small pro-bono law clinic in Washington, D.C. – at the urging of his more practical longtime friend and colleague, George Riley – Turner reluctantly accepts the position of managing partner in the sponsoring law firm of Lyon, LaCrosse, and Levine in order to save the clinic.
Acting
Rob Lowe's eyebrow acting deserves its own Emmy category.
Writing
Pilot sets up five seasons of intrigue in 44 minutes. Shame about episode 14.
Creator
Remi Aubuchon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
NBC aired only 6 episodes before canceling it, but all 13 were produced and later released internationally.
This was Remi Aubuchon's follow-up to '24' — he basically tried to make Jack Bauer a lawyer with feelings. No notes.
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