Defending Jacob

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A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.

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Episodes

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8 episodes

S1 E1 · Pilot

Assistant District Attorney Andy Barber is assigned as the lead prosecutor in the case of his son's murdered classmate.

S1 E2 · Everything Is Cool

When new evidence is discovered, Andy is taken off the case.

S1 E3 · Poker Faces

Andy admits a family secret to Laurie before it becomes public.

S1 E4 · Damage Control

Andy takes matters into his own hands. Laurie reexamines the life she knew.

S1 E5 · Visitors

Andy visits his father, and learns some troubling information from Jacob’s friends Derek and Sarah.

S1 E6 · Wishful Thinking

Andy and Klein explore two last-ditch efforts to prove Jacob’s innocence.

S1 E7 · Job

As the trial begins, Jacob’s fate hangs in the balance.

S1 E8 · After

The trial comes to an end, but with unexpected consequences.

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