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Raising the Bar Season 1 Episode 2

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AIRED: 9/8/08

Jerry defends a man accused of murder but the only eyewitness is in Guatemala. Michelle has the chance of trying her first murder trial and tries to remember to be a good lawyer in the process. Meanwhile, Richard defends a man accused of assault and Charlie runs into a former lover in the courtroom.moreless

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Jerry and Michelle square off in a murder trial.

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By earthpeople, Sep 10, 2008

The relationships of the main characters here are more on the soap opera side, and some of the attempts at comedy fall flat. (Consider the scene where an overweight prosecutor drops dead in court.) But that isn't why I watch. What I like about the series so far is the depiction of our justice system at work. The cases turn, not so much on justice and fairness, but on the whims of lawyers and judges who use the system to settle personal scores and advance their careers. Here, Michelle is prosecuting a client of Jerry's who is accused of murder. She knows that Jerry has a Guatemalan witness who can prove that the client acted only to defend himself. Justice requires that the witness be heard, but Michelle is trying to make a name for herself, and she arranges for the witness to be deported before he can testify. And the judge continues her vendetta against Jerry by refusing to allow him time to get the witness back into the country. This aspect of the episode kept me involved.moreless
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Mark-Paul Gosselaar	Jerry Kellerman
Gloria Reuben	Rosalind Whitman
Currie Graham	Nick Balco
Jonathan Scarfe	Charlie Sagansky
Jane Kaczmarek	Trudy Kessler
Melissa Sagemiller	Michelle Ernhardt

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Wilson Cruz	Rafael de la Cruz	Guest Star
Percy Daggs III	Terrence Fletcher	Guest Star
Reynaldo Gallegos	Pedro Morales	Guest Star
Natalia Cigliuti	Roberta Gilardi	Recurring Role
Stacy Hall	Vince Culp	Recurring Role

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- Michelle: Man 1, Five flat.
  Jerry: I'm sorry, what?
  Michelle: That's my offer.
  Jerry: Amend it. Pedro just hit a grand slam.
  Michelle: (rolls her eyes) I have a grieving family out there, Jerry.
  Jerry: You have a bad case you tried to make good. We'll take Man 2 and a year.
  Michelle: Okay, give me ten minutes.
  Jerry: The jury could come back in five with an acquittal.
  Michelle: Man 2, two to six.
  Jerry: No. He gets paroled today, time served. You crossed the line, Michelle.
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- Michelle: So do I get it?
  Nick: Yeah. (as Michelle walks away) Don't let your nuts get too big for your skirt.
  Michelle: That's disgusting.
  Nick: I'm serious. Thank you.
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- Nick: Do you know what the problem is with women lawyers?
  Michelle: No.
  Nick: Problem is they are women.
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- Michelle: I want this case, Nick.
  Nick: You couldn't even wait until the wake!
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- Jerry: The only reason Pedro isn't here is because of the prosecution's questionable ethics. They've gone out of their way to make it impossible for the case's only eye witness to testify. Fifteen years ago the guy was stopped for three joints and a roach clip.
  Judge Kessler: A fact that Miss Ernhardt found before you did. Don't dump your problems in my lap!
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- International Episode Titles:
  Slovakia: Guatemalské lietadlo (Guatemala Airplane)
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- Original International Air Dates:
  Slovakia: January 11, 2012 on JOJ Plus
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- Terry Hoyos (Esther Ramos) is credited as Terri Hoyos. Reynaldo Gallegos (Pedro Morales) is credited as Rey Gallegos. Brent Tarnol (Cedric) is credited as Brent Austin Tarnol.
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- Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Natalia Cigliuti were both cast members of the teen comedy Saved By The Bell, Natalia being part of Saved By The Bell: The New Cla$s that began after Mark-Paul's original show ended. They did share an episode in the Saved By The Bell: The New Cla$s episode "Goodbye Bayside High Part 2".
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