# Michael Hayes (TV series)

Michael Hayes is an American police legal drama television series that aired on CBS from September 15, 1997 to June 15, 1998. It stars David Caruso and Ruben Santiago-Hudson.

## Summary

David Caruso plays in the title role, an Irish Catholic ex-New York City police officer appointed acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
This series was Caruso's first attempt at a comeback on television after he left NYPD Blue.

## Cast

* David Caruso as Michael Hayes
* Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Eddie Diaz
* Mary B. Ward as Caitlin Hayes
* Jimmy Galeota as Daniel Hayes Jr.
* David Cubitt as Danny Hayes
* Peter Outerbridge as John Manning
* Hillary Danner as Jenny Nevins
* Philip Baker Hall as William Vaughn
* Rebecca Rigg as Lindsay Straus

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
| 1 | "Prequel" | Peter Weller | Paul Haggis & John Romano | September 15, 1997 (1997-09-15) | 101 |
| 2 | "Pilot" | Thomas Carter | Story by : Nicholas Pileggi & John Romano Teleplay by : John Romano | September 23, 1997 (1997-09-23) | 100 |
| 3 | "True Blue" | Fred Gerber | Barry Schindel & Paul Haggis | September 30, 1997 (1997-09-30) | 102 |
| 4 | "The Doctor's Tale" | Peter Weller | Gardner Stern & John Romano | October 7, 1997 (1997-10-07) | 103 |
| 5 | "Act of Contrition" | Felix Alcala | John Romano & Michael Harbert | October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14) | 104 |
| 6 | "Heroes" | Fred Gerber | Paul Haggis & Anne Kenney | October 21, 1997 (1997-10-21) | 105 |
| 7 | "Radio Killer" | Dennie Gordon | Michelle Ashford & John Romano (teleplay), Gallatin Warfield & Michelle Ashford (story) | October 28, 1997 (1997-10-28) | 106 |
| 8 | "Death and Taxes" | Alex Graves | Richard Kletter & Gardner Stern | November 4, 1997 (1997-11-04) | 107 |
| 9 | "Slaves" | Adam Nimoy | Anne Kenney & Paul Haggis | December 2, 1997 (1997-12-02) | 108 |
| 10 | "The Confidence Man" | Dan Lerner | Barry M. Schkolnick & John Romano | December 9, 1997 (1997-12-09) | 109 |
| 11 | "Retribution" | Fred Gerber | Gardner Stern | December 16, 1997 (1997-12-16) | 110 |
| 12 | "Mob Mentality" | Allen Coulter | Anne Kenney | January 6, 1998 (1998-01-06) | 111 |
| 13 | "Arise and Fall" | Richard J. Lewis | John Romano & Allan Steele | January 13, 1998 (1998-01-13) | 112 |
| 14 | "Imagine: Part 1" | Michael Pressman | Michael Chernuchin | March 4, 1998 (1998-03-04) | 115 |
| 15 | "Imagine: Part 2" | Mel Damski | Michael Chernuchin | March 11, 1998 (1998-03-11) | 116 |
| 16 | "Under Color of Law" | Lou Antonio | Ray Hartung & John Romano (teleplay), Ray Hartung (story) | March 18, 1998 (1998-03-18) | 114 |
| 17 | "Lawyers, Guns and Money" | Michael Schultz | Fred Golan | March 25, 1998 (1998-03-25) | 117 |
| 18 | "Gotterdammerung" | Oz Scott | Michael Chernuchin & Barry M. Schkolnick | April 1, 1998 (1998-04-01) | 118 |
| 19 | "Power Play" | Vahan Moosekian | Bonnie Mark | April 8, 1998 (1998-04-08) | 119 |
| 20 | "Devotion" | Alex Graves | Richard Kletter & Gardner Stern | June 1, 1998 (1998-06-01) | 120 |
| 21 | "Faith" | Michael Pressman | Michael Chernuchin & Barry M. Schkolnick | June 8, 1998 (1998-06-08) | 121 |
| 22 | "Vaughn Mower" | Tim Hunter | Eugene Lee & Gardner Stern | June 15, 1998 (1998-06-15) | 113 |