Before Law & Order. there was Arrest and Trial, NBC's groundbreaking 1960s series starring Ben Garraza and Chuck Connors. Truly ahead of its time, Arrest and Trial was a 90 minutes show combining elements of police procedural and courtroom drama. In this first half of each episode, Sgt. Nick Anderson (Garrara) of the LAPD tracked down and arrested a suspect. In the second half, Defense Attorney John Egan (Connors) fought to exonerate the accused.
With episode written by some of Hollywood's best, including Larry Cohen (Branded, Phone Booth) Arrest and Trial featured many of television's best actor's in its single season.
