The Brief

Season 1

2004 · 4 episodes · 6.0/10

Episodes

1. 1

   1. The Road to Hell

   25 Apr 2004 · 6.0/10

   Henry takes on three cases at once in order to close his financial shortfall, including an immigrant rug dealer accused of false advertising, an alleged fence dealing in stolen property, and a former mental patient accused of drowning her boyfriend's two children.

2. 2

   2. So Long, Samantha

   2 May 2004

   Henry deals with accusations of misconduct in his latest case after offering help to an aggrieved father who believes his Anglo-Greek daughter was raped and murdered before falling to her death in Jakarta - but local police have declared that it was suicide or an accident.

3. 3

   3. Children

   9 May 2004

   Henry switches over to a prosecution role, but he's far from happy about it. The defendant is a 12-year-old girl accused of murdering a nine-year-old child, and the trial becomes a choice between one bad verdict and another that could be even worse.

4. 4

   4. A Sort of Love

   16 May 2004

   Henry works on the appeal for a man convicted of killing his partner in a twisted sexual triangle, while his own love triangle takes on a few new twists of its own. A missing Ferrari, long-hidden secrets, and difficult clients all push Henry to his limits.