Close to Home 

Close to Home is a legal drama that tears away the facade of suburbia to reveal that sometimes quiet and tranquil streets can hide the darkest of crimes. Annabeth Chase is a young, ... See full summary »

Creator:

Jim Leonard

Stars:

Jennifer Finnigan, Kimberly Elise, David James Elliott

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jennifer Finnigan	...	Annabeth Chase 43 episodes, 2005-2007
Kimberly Elise	...	Maureen Scofield 43 episodes, 2005-2007
David James Elliott	...	James Conlon 22 episodes, 2006-2007
John Carroll Lynch	...	Steve Sharpe 21 episodes, 2005-2006
Cress Williams	...	Ed Williams 20 episodes, 2006-2007
Jon Seda	...	Ray Blackwell 20 episodes, 2006-2007
Christian Kane	...	Jack Chase 20 episodes, 2005-2006

Storyline

Close to Home is a legal drama that tears away the facade of suburbia to reveal that sometimes quiet and tranquil streets can hide the darkest of crimes. Annabeth Chase is a young, aggressive prosecutor with a perfect conviction record who tries the cases that come out of her own neighborhood. Returning to work after having her first child, Annabeth is ready to take on the most difficult cases, fueled by her passion to protect her community and her family. Challenging Annabeth's legal strategies is her new boss, Maureen Scofield, a no-nonsense lawyer not afraid to push her hard. Leading the team is Steve Sharpe, who is one of Annabeth's biggest supporters but is concerned about how her cases will play in the media. Annabeth's husband, Jack, is devoted to their family and is a rock for her to lean on when the challenges of her job start to infringe on their home life.

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Plot Keywords:

prosecutor | suburb | working mom | police procedure | indianapolis indiana | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

CBS

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 October 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

American Crime

Filming Locations:

College of the Canyons - 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jerry Bruckheimer Television, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Quotes

Steve Sharpe: You're taking money from a paralegal?

User Reviews

In a reality all its own

I watched an episode of this last night, the only episode I will be watching and from the beginning it didn't flow right. The lead-in to the case was good, but from there it took a swan-dive and did a delightful belly-flop.

I think it extremely unlikely that a prosecutor with a supposedly strong case would throw the entire case away by questioning a suspect after a request for an attorney has been made. Everything from there on became what is referred to as "Fruit from the Poisoned tree". Her whole case was based on this evidence, which when it came to arraignment was thrown out, except for ONE single piece of evidence which they obtained through a "seperate investigation". The last time I looked a single piece of evidence which proves intent, doesn't necessarily go beyond reasonable doubt.

The main character Annabeth, appears to be written as a smartly intuitive prosecutor, who can clearly tell when a suspect wants to confess, but it appeared that once the writers got that far, they didn't know what to do next.

The dialogue in it was wooden, certainly the supervisor in the Prosecutor's office appeared so wooden, he either grew on the spot or was poured from a concrete mould.

It's certainly not the edgy drama with an aggressive lawyer that it was touted as, it's a lightweight trying to punch well-above its weight and it's leading with its chin.