"Nevada v. Wayne" - Nick's personal ties to a young man charged with sexual assault prompt him to defend the accusations.  Meanwhile, Pete is stunned when he has jury duty, on THE DEFENDERS, Wednesday, Jan. 12 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.  

SERIES REGULARS:

Nick Morelli.................................. Jim Belushi

Pete Kaczmarek........................... Jerry O'Connell

Lisa Tyler..................................... Jurnee Smollett

Zoey Waters...............................Tanya Fischer

GUEST CAST:

ADA Cole..............................Teddy Sears

Natalie..................................Kathleen Wilhoite

Mike....................................Trevor Morgan

Lona.....................................Ellen Woglom

Judge Bass..............................Monnae Michaell

Talia.....................................Camilla Luddington

Mary....................................Heidi Bohay

Judge Gelineau.........................Stephen Tobolowsky

ADA Quinn.............................Robyn Cohen

Attorney Dent...........................Kurt Basa

Sergeant Smith..........................Michael Harney

Timothy..................................Fred Koehler

Uniformed Leader......................Stunt RC Ormond

Kelli.....................................Georgia Hatzis

Alexei....................................Dean Chekvala

Plainclothes Detective................Tom Virtue

Jury Foreman............................Justin Wade

ADA Henley.............................Cory Blevins

Judge Reyes.............................Julian Acosta

Ray.......................................Stephen Keber

Corrections Officer.....................Casey Hendershot

WRITTEN BY:  Bruce Rasmussen

DIRECTED BY:  Greg Beeman

GENRE:  DRAMA

RATING:  TV14-DL

On the Web:  http://www.cbs.com/primetime/the_defenders/video/

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