NBC's sole sweeps miniseries has none of the trappings of its recent lowbrow fare. In the meantime, a law and order-ish miniseries will have to do.
Nothing subtle about that.
But soon Acosta needs Madriani's help. There's corruption in the police department and a grand jury has been seated to investigate. The judge takes a swing at the cops who are trying to arrest him, which is absurd. They may be corrupt cops, but it still looks ridiculous to see a respected judge trying to punch them. That kind of thing probably plays better in Martini's books than in a miniseries.