Bobby announces she's going to live with her boyfriend Michael.
Guest Stars:
James Keach, Whit Bissell, Penny Peyser
Walter's estranged father Wyatt visits him for the first time in five years.
Walter doubts his competence as a judge when he discovers that he convicted an innocent man.
Guest Stars:
Ron Rifkin
Walter fears that Jack will become suicidal after he and his wife separate.
Guest Stars:
Ralph Wilcox, Melanie Chartoff, Richard Stahl, Michael Keaton
An escaped convict takes over Walter's chambers with a gun and holds Miss Reubner hostage.
Guest Stars:
Cleavon Little, Veronica Redd, Michael Pataki, Taurean Blacque
Franklin is forced to rule against an environmental protester, and when Bobby leads a protest, he jails her for contempt of court.
Guest Stars:
Michael Burns, Allan Arbus, Woodrow Parfrey
Walter doesn't know how to act around his new clerk, a militant young upper-class black man.
Guest Stars:
Glynn Turman
When Eleanor thinks their relationship has become dull, Walter tries to make himself a more well-rounded person by joining clubs.
Guest Stars:
Robert Alda
Walter must protect Miss Reubner from the advances of a notorious womanizer.
Guest Stars:
Michael Burns
Franklin reacts unexpectedly after Bobby announces she's tired of living with Michael.
Guest Stars:
Annette O'Toole
A predatory real estate agent tries to get Walter to sell his house.
Guest Stars:
Beverly Garland
Mario is hopelessly outmatched when he represents a young girl suing for the right to live with her stepmother.
Guest Stars:
Dawn Lyn
Bobby's new boyfriend is not only too old for her, but a known gangster.
Guest Stars:
Brian Dennehy
Jack and Miss Reubner enter a ballroom dancing competition.
Mrs. McClellan's nephew enthralls everyone with his tales of globe-trotting adventure.
Guest Stars:
Helen Page Camp
Walter begins teaching a night school law course, where the only promising student is a blind woman.
Guest Stars:
Barney Martin, Allyn Ann McLerie, Michael Keaton, Jane Rose, Jack O'Leary
Walter inherits a mountain cabin that seems to be haunted.
Guest Stars:
Robert Phalen, Jocelyn Brando, John Crawford
Walter is proud of his night school class's showing on a test, until it turns out they all cheated.
Walter and his employees all have different memories of his first day as a judge.
Guest Stars:
Carole Mallory, Michael Durrell