Protagonist & Series Parameters
The psychological ghost driving her fierce courtroom instinct.
Personal vulnerability grounding the courtroom tension.
Scott Free / Fox Spec Pitch
One-Hour Character-Driven Legal Drama Pitch
KATIE GREAVES
Executive Series Logline
A whip-smart, fiercely committed attorney who stepped away from her New Hampshire Public Defender post following a devastating personal tragedy is drawn back into the courtroom arena—fighting for overlooked clients while raising two young granddaughters with her husband.
Protagonist Profile & Conflict
Katie Greaves stepped away from the legal arena following devastating personal trauma. Armed with caustic wit and relentless courtroom instincts, she re-enters the fire because justice remains her only true calling.
Domestic Grounding & Stakes
Raising two young granddaughters alongside her spouse while trying to piece together a grounded domestic sanctuary in the face of brutal institutional battles.
Thematic Pillars & Writer's Rules
- The Second Chance Imperative: Every defendant, no matter how flawed, deserves an advocate willing to burn down institutional comfort.
- The Tax of Trauma: Katie's tragedy isn't a solved case; it informs every tactical read and vulnerable blindspot.
- Institutional Resistance: Small-town courthouse politics and judicial expediency versus unbending constitutional devotion.
- Family as Sanctuary & Cross: Balances visceral trial preparation against bedtime stories, parent-teacher conferences, and grief.
Pilot Incident & Opening Sequence
Cold Open: Katie is grocery shopping with her granddaughters when an urgent call pulls her to arraignment court. A young defendant without representation faces immediate pretrial detention. Katie steps in impromptu, humiliating an arrogant prosecutor in three minutes flat—and reigniting the flame she thought had died with her tragedy.