The BEST Episodes of Trial & Error
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Feb 27, 2021
Network: NBC
Josh, a bright-eyed, young New York defense lawyer, relocates to the small town of East Peck, S.C., where he and the local oddballs that make up his team of investigators take on delightfully absurd murder cases from their makeshift law office in the back of the town's taxidermy shop.
#1 - The Verdict
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired Apr 18, 2017
The trial is over and the verdict is finally announced. A key piece of evidence is found that answers the question, "Who killed Margaret Henderson".
8.09 
#2 - The Defense Rests
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired Apr 18, 2017
As Josh focuses on making his final case before closing arguments, he takes a huge gamble by putting Larry on the stand. Despite hiring the best witness coach in the South to train him, Larry's testimony leads to a shocking discovery about Larry's past that may be too difficult to overcome.
7.84 
#3 - Right-Hand Man
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired Mar 28, 2017
A new piece of evidence emerges that leads Josh an unlikely, and dangerous, new suspect: Larry's brother-in-law, Jeremiah Jefferson Davis. Meanwhile, the case takes another turn when the search for the murder weapon leads Dwayne to find a dismembered human arm.
7.83 
#4 - A Big Break
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired Aug 23, 2018
Josh and his team continue to find themselves at literal dead ends in their casework until they unearth game-changing evidence with the help of Jesse Ray Beaumont. Meanwhile, in court, Carol Anne tries to finish the case before she has the baby.
7.81 
#5 - Barcelona
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired Aug 23, 2018
As Jesse Ray Beaumont's trial begins, the team struggles to keep him under control while they discover more of Lavinia's secrets. Now that the baby is born and awaiting the DA election results, Carol Anne discovers who is the baby's father.
7.79 
#6 - Unusual Suspect
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired Apr 13, 2017
After the prosecution presents its case for 28 grueling days, Josh's defense suffers a major setback when Summer turns into a suspect. When Larry forbids Josh from putting Summer on the stand, Josh must decide how much he's willing to sacrifice to get Larry his freedom.
7.76 
#7 - Secrets & Lies
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired Mar 28, 2017
As Josh focuses on his new suspect, Larry insists on taking a lie-detector test to help prove his innocence, but the results drop a bombshell on the case and the family. Dwayne briefly becomes a hometown celebrity as the man who found an arm in the lake, and the team gets a surprising new benefactor.
7.74 
#8 - A Family Affair
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired Aug 16, 2018
With Jesse Ray Beaumont's retrial looming, the team looks into Lavinia's past to gain fresh insight into the case.
7.73 
#9 - A Change in Defense
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired Apr 4, 2017
With the trial now getting national attention, Josh's boss, Mr. Mankiewicz has decided to take over the case, throwing the team into turmoil. Meanwhile, when Mankiewicz suggests Larry plead insanity, Josh and Carol Anne Keane must work together to convince Larry to stand trial.
7.71 
#10 - The Case Gets Big
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired Apr 4, 2017
As Josh prepares for trial, his boss, Mr. Mankiewicz comes down from New York to check up on him and reveals a gigantic hole in Josh's case. Meanwhile, Larry, unsettled by his rift with his daughter and Josh's boss being in town, takes matters into his own hands, with deadly consequences.
7.68 
#11 - A Hostile Jury
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired Apr 11, 2017
Josh tries to show the hostile jury the real Larry when they visit the crime scene inside the Henderson home before they hear the devastating testimony of Larry's former lover, Alfonzo. Meanwhile, Anne and Dwayne search for Margaret's missing cell phone.
7.66 
#12 - Opening Statements
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired Apr 11, 2017
As the trial officially begins, Josh's strategy of painting another suspect as the murderer takes a crucial blow. Meanwhile, Anne and Dwayne investigate why Larry's former lover, Alfonzo, isn't on the prosecution's witness list.
7.65 
#13 - A Hole in the Case
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired Jul 26, 2018
As the trial begins, Josh and his team experience some hiccups in proving Lavinia's innocence; Carol Anne argues to test the timeline herself, leading them to uncover a hidden passageway on Lavinia's property.
7.64 
#14 - An Unwelcome Distraction
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired Mar 21, 2017
When the new suspect turns up in a coma, Josh becomes sidetracked trying to solve this crime, eventually becoming a suspect himself. Meanwhile, prosecutor Carol Anne Keane presents the autopsy report, which reveals Larry's wife was struck by a blunt object, leading to a frantic search for the murder weapon.
7.63 
#15 - The Suitcase
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired Jul 19, 2018
Josh Segal and Associates get their first case - Defending Lavinia Peck-Foster, the eccentric first lady of East Peck, who was found with her husband Edgar's corpse in a suitcase in her trunk.
7.60 
#16 - The Timeline
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired Jul 19, 2018
When Judge Kamiltow rules that Lavinia must stand trial for the murder of her husband, Josh and the team try to poke holes in the prosecution's timeline.
7.59 
#17 - Bad Instincts
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired Aug 16, 2018
Josh struggles with his defense for Jesse Ray Beaumont; Dwayne enjoys his new life as a Peck.
7.59 
#18 - A Change in the Team
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired Aug 9, 2018
Dwayne testifies on the prosecution's behalf and dismantles the timeline they established; Lavinia pressures Josh to fire Dwayne; Dwayne redeems himself when he stumbles on a big break in the case.
7.56 
#19 - The Murder Clock
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired Jul 26, 2018
Josh's team continues to hunt for the potential murder weapon that would seal their timeline; the case takes a dramatic turn as their search leads them to two new suspects and some shocking news about Lavinia.
7.54 
#20 - A Wrench in the Case
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired Mar 14, 2017
In trying to find an alternate theory to Larry throwing his wife through the window, Josh and his team discover another man's DNA in the bedroom, possibly leading to another suspect. Meanwhile, Josh is concerned about Larry's lack of emotion about the murder and his strange obsession with a skate wrench.
7.52 
#21 - The Other Man
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired Mar 21, 2017
After coming up bust on a match to the DNA found in Larry's bedroom, Josh and his team discover a "sex print" on the wall that leads to a new suspect. Meanwhile, Josh gets sloppy and inadvertently gives a piece of damning evidence to the prosecution.
7.49 
#22 - New Case, Old Murder
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired Aug 9, 2018
After winning Lavinia's case, the town finally embraces Josh; Josh agonizes over whether Lavinia may have done it and tries to open an old case.
7.49 
#23 - A Big Crime in a Small Town
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired Mar 14, 2017
When rollercizing poetry professor Larry Henderson is arrested for the brutal murder of his wife, bright-eyed lawyer Josh Segal comes down from New York to the quirky town of East Peck, South Carolina to defend his first big case. After meeting his eccentric client and odd-ball team, Josh quickly realizes he's in over his head.
7.42