'Proven Innocent' episode 1 review: Prove them innocent to prove Bellows guilty, that is Madeline's approach
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To be proven innocent when not guilty is crucial, but the story never ends there. This isn't the only thing that comprises the premise of Fox's new legal drama 'Proven Innocent,' the show also marks a startling contrast between the protagonist's case and the cases of her clients. The soap-like feel to the courtroom drama is interwoven with the back story of Madeline Scott, played by Rachelle Lefevre.
The fierce young lawyer, who runs an underdog firm to defend the wrongly convicted, was herself a victim of a "corrupt" judicial system when she was sentenced for the murder of her best friend, Rosemary Lynch. The pilot episode tries hard to maintain her innocence because ten years after being wrongfully convicted, she is now an uncompromising lawyer, a top-notch graduate from Yale, and immune to the intimidation of veteran lawyers such as Gore Bellows (Kelsey Grammer), the man who put her away. This is where her story begins - after having been proven innocent - and this is where the stories of her clients ends when they are proven innocent.