2 Season
31 Episode
100 Centre Street - Season 1 Episode 5 No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Cynthia sees how the other half lives when a former maid's daughter and childhood playmate, Amanda, appears in night court. Amanda suffers from a bipolar disorder and currently doesn't have her medication and is living on the streets. When Cynthia tries to help Amanda get shelter and a Medicaid card, she's sent on a journey that has her navigating a social services system fraught with red tape. Cynthia, who was raised a millionaire, finds herself in check-cashing lines trying to pay a phone bill and in a hardware store bartering for an air conditioner for Amanda's mother.
- Year: 2002
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: A&E
- Keyword: new york city, judge, lawyer, legal drama
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- Cast: Paula Devicq, Alan Arkin, Bobby Cannavale, James Murtaugh, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Joel de la Fuente