Close to Home/Pilot

Pilot
Season 1, Episode 1
Airdate	October 4, 2005
Production Number	475284
Written by	Jim Leonard
Directed by	Simon West
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Close to Home — Season One

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Pilot is the first episode of the first season of Close to Home.

Starring: Jennifer Finnigan (Annabeth Chase), Kimberly Elise (Maureen Scofield), John Carroll Lynch (Steve Sharpe), Christian Kane (Jack Chase)

Guest Starring: Barry Shabaka Henley (Detective Lou Drummer), Bonnie Root (Molly McNeil), Cayden Boyd (Sonny McNeil), David Starzyk (Thom), Rick Peters (Curt McNeil), Dale Dickey (Mrs. Price), Audrey Wasilewski (Pam), Bee-Be Smith (Barbara)

and Bruce Davison (Hellman)

Co-Starring: Julie Adams (Mrs. McNeil), Madison Davenport (Katie McNeil), Evan Arnold (Jeffrey), Leslie Ishi (Doctor), Tom Ayers (), Dom Magwili (Judge Teague), Adam Vanderwielen (Arson Investigator), Adrian Roberts ()

Plot Overview

Dedicated Assistant D.A. Annabeth Chase is assigned the case of a mother who burned her house down with her two children trapped inside. Upon speaking to the woman and her kids, she discovers that the husband, an employee of a security firm, had installed double-entry locks and a state of the art security system, to keep the family trapped inside the house. Annabeth drops the arson and attempted murder charges against the mother and brings new charges of domestic violence against the father, despite protests from her bosses and also despite the fact that she has no witnesses who will back up the woman's claims. On top of all this, Annabeth is just returning from maternity leave and is having trouble balancing her home and work lives, and she also has to deal with the resentment she feels toward her colleague Maureen, who was promoted to the lead Assistant D.A. position while she was on leave.