Frank Sinatra, Jr. Guest Stars as Himself

"Morelli v. Kaczmarek" - The law firm of Morelli & Kaczmarek is no more when Nick and Pete temporarily dissolve their partnership so they can both represent a husband and wife accused of murdering a yoga instructor, on THE DEFENDERS, Friday, March 11 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.  Frank Sinatra, Jr. guest stars as himself.

SERIES REGULARS:

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

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

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

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

GUEST CAST:

Tony...................................Kuno Becker

Jess...................................Gillian Vigman

ADA Cole............................Teddy Spears

Frank Sinatra, Jr.....................Himself

Carly...................................Tanya Clarke

Blake...................................Anthony Starke

ADA Nicholson......................Rob Belushi

Judge Owens..........................Glynn Turman

Gordon Gardner......................Fred Koehler

Amanda................................Nikki Deloach

Kurt Faber.............................Burl Moseley

Detective Hopkins...................Colin Walker

Honey Bean...........................Dayci Brookshire

Officer Mark Peterson...............Peter Moret

WRITTEN BY:  Executive Producer Niels Mueller

DIRECTED BY:  Paul McCrane

GENRE:  DRAMA

RATING:  To Be Announced

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

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