I'll be the first to admit that Reed Hadley, the lead in "Public Defender" can be a bit stiff. But this one is an exceptional episode in every way....well written, well acted and, surprisingly, very touching at the end.
A man comes home to find his wife in bed....dead. Soon, police arrive and he's arrested for her murder. Unfortunately, the prosecutor on the case is a young guy who is out to make a name for himself and instead of trying to figure out who killed the woman, he's intent on convicting the husband in order to impress his boss who is away on business. In fact, this assistant prosecutor goes WAY beyond this...to the point of being very unethical and even violating the law. How? He phones all the dead woman's neighbors and tells them NOT to talk to Bart Mathews, the accused man's lawyer! Can Bart manage to piece together what happened in spite of this unethical prosecutor?
The reason I loved this episode was the character, Grandpa (played by Clem Bevans). He was exceptional and very easy to like....and I was VERY taken by his final scene, where without using any words at all he was able to elicit a lot of sympathy from the viewer. Heck, he practically had me in tears. Very well done and well worth seeing.