Season 1
Episodes
1. Gabriel's Fire
Gabriel Bird, unjustly imprisoned for 20 years, wins his freedom through the efforts of a beautiful female lawyer. Now she wants to hire him as an investigator for her law firm, but an embittered Bird refuses.
2. To Catch a Con (1)
Bird is ensnared in a trap set by O'Neil that uses Bird's long-lost daughter as bait. (Part 1 of 2)
3. To Catch a Con (2)
Bird finds out about his ""daughter"" and, with her help, sets a trap for the men who tried to frame him. (Part 2 of 2)
4. Louis' Date
A beautiful con artist becomes part of Bird's scheme to help Heller nab a man who cheated elderly people out of a million dollars.
5. The Descent
Despite Bird's suspicions, Heller becomes involved with her new client, a charming gambler who's suspected of murder.
6. Money Walks
Victoria Heller defends a teenager accused of killing another boy for his trendy tennis shoes; Bird tries to locate his parents' graves.
7. The Neighborhood
Bird takes on a neighborhood gang leader involved in criminal activities when he seeks to clear Jamil of a murder charge.
8. I'm Nobody
Bird must prove the identity of a former singer, now a derelict who's accused of murder and refuses to speak up in his own defense.
9. The Wind Rancher
Bird, Josephine, and others are held hostage in Josephine's restaurant by a panicked would-be robber whose dream is to escape to a ranch in North Dakota.
10. Windows
On a stakeout, Bird and Jamil see a mobster murdered; Heller has a night of misadventure when she heads for a costume party dressed as a hooker.
11. Judgements
When Victoria defends her father, Judge Norton Heller, against bribery charges, she asks Gabriel and Louis to help prove his innocence—not realizing their investigation will reveal some painful secrets about her family's past.
12. 'Tis the Season
An appearance on Oprah Winfrey's television show leads Gabriel to a bittersweet reunion with Ellie, his ex-wife whom he has not seen in twenty years.
13. The Great Waldo
Gabriel is a constant source of support for Josephine as she attempts to adopt a cocaine-addicted infant abandoned at her restaurant.
14. First Date
Gabriel asks Josephine out for a dinner date, but then starts to have second thoughts about his invitation.
15. Truth and Consequences
Victoria Heller faces a tough trial lawyer in court, when she agrees to defend a famous football player accused of homosexuality by a sleazy tabloid magazine.
16. Finger on the Trigger
A nervous client of Victoria Heller's misinterprets Gabriel Bird's actions and shoots him in the chest.
17. Postcards from the Faultline
Gabriel Bird and Louis Klein entertain customers at Josephine's Cafe with a tall tale in film noir style about a case they solved in Los Angeles.
18. A Prayer for the Goldsteins
Max Goldstein, a Jewish friend of Gabriel Bird's, steals a painting from an art gallery which was originally stolen from him by the Nazis.
19. One Flew Over the Bird's Nest
Bird feigns mental illness in order to be checked into a psychiatric hospital and expose the dreadful conditions that exist there.
20. Kelly Green
Convinced of her client's guilt, Victoria Heller decides whether or not to conceal a piece of evidence that would allow him to go free.
21. Birds Gotta Fly
Gabriel Bird meets with his daughter, Celine, after a twenty-year separation.
22. Belly of the Beast
Bird returns to prison to question a serial killer who may be able to identify a murder-rapist stalking a college campus.