Dark Justice (1991–1993)

After his wife and daughter are murdered, Judge Nicholas Marshall loses faith in the judicial system. Selecting defendants from the cases appearing in his court, he presses them into a ... See full summary »

Creator:

Jeff Freilich

Stars:

Clayton Prince, Dick O'Neill, Bruce Abbott

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Clayton Prince	...	Jericho 'Gibs' Gibson (30 episodes, 1991-1993)
Dick O'Neill	...	Arnold 'Moon' Willis (30 episodes, 1991-1993)
Bruce Abbott	...	Judge Nicholas Marshall (20 episodes, 1992-1993)
Janet Gunn	...	Kelly Cochrane (20 episodes, 1992-1993)

Storyline

After his wife and daughter are murdered, Judge Nicholas Marshall loses faith in the judicial system. Selecting defendants from the cases appearing in his court, he presses them into a different kind of community service, as members of a vigilante group nicknamed "The Night Watchman".

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Plot Keywords:

judge | daughter | vigilante | murder | motorcycle | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA Spain

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 April 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amarga justicia

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

David Salzman Entertainment (QDE), Institut del Cinema Català (ICC), Lorimar Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (64 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Judge Nicholas Marshall: As a cop I lost my collars to legal loopholes, but I believed in the system. As a D.A. I lost my cases to crooked lawyers, but I believed in the system. As a judge my hands were bound by the letter of the law, but I believed in the system. Until they took my life away. Then I stopped believing in the system and started believing in justice.

User Reviews

Suit on the bench, leather on the street

Nick was clearly a highly successful judge to have made it from cop to District Attorney to Your Honor in such a short time. He was supposed to die in the bombing, but neither he nor the bomber had any way of knowing his wife and daughter would take the wired car before him. That incident by itself did not change his purpose — it was the outcome of the trial that set the tone for his double life. The judge recruited some lower-level offenders (which he was clearly able to sentence more easily) for an unusual form of community service: join his leather-clad vigilante patrol – the Night Watchmen – to bring down those who were able to use legal loopholes to get off scot-free (as did the bomber). He still operated from the bench by day, except that he warned those he knew were guilty: justice is blind, but it sees in the dark. By night, off came the glasses, down came his hair, and the suit was replaced by a leather outfit. And off they went on their motorcycles, to target the antagonist.