The next case Hayes accepts for the CIU is that of Leo Scarlata, a man with diminished mental capacities, imprisoned for burning down his family's restaurant with fatal repercussions. Hayes realizes she may have taken on more than she bargained for, especially when a documentary crew approved by Wallace begins following the team. Hayes faces her discomfort with cameras, a side effect of growing up in the public eye, and the team members divulge intimate details about themselves and others while under the spotlight.
Season 1 Episode 7 of Conviction was watched by 4,140,000 viewers, resulting in a 0.70 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
Is Conviction Renewed or Cancelled for Season 2?
s01e01 - Pilot
s01e02 - Bridge and Tunnel Vision
s01e03 - Dropping Bombs
s01e04 - Mother's Little Burden
s01e05 - The 1% Solution
s01e06 - #StayWoke
s01e07 - A Simple Man
s01e08 - Bad Deals
s01e09 - A Different Kind of Death
s01e10 - Not Okay
s01e11 - Black Orchid
s01e12 - Enemy Combatant
s01e13 - Past, Prologue & What's to Come
Lawyer and former First Daughter Hayes Morrison is about to accept a job offered from her nemesis, NY District Attorney Wayne Wallis, to avoid jail time for cocaine possession and avoid hurting her mother's Senate campaign.
Working with his team at the new Conviction Integrity Unit will let her use her brilliant mind to turn over cases, where there is credible suspicion of wrongful conviction, and give her a chance to turn things around with her high-powered political family.