ANNABETH AND CONLON DISAGREE ABOUT SEEKING THE DEATH PENALTY FOR A DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH MURDERING A RESPECTED JUDGE, ON "CLOSE TO HOME," FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT

"Prot�g�" -- While prosecuting a capital case, Annabeth and Conlon disagree about seeking the death penalty for a defendant who is diagnosed as being border line developmentally disabled, on CLOSE TO HOME, Friday, March 9 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

REGULAR CAST:

Annabeth Chase: Jennifer Finnigan
Maureen Scofield: Kimberly Elise
James Conlon: David James Elliott
Ed Williams: Cress Williams
Ray Blackwell: Jon Seda

GUEST CAST:

William Sheffield: John Allen Nelson
Judge Sheffeld: Brian Connors
John Cooke, Jr.: Fred Koehler
Matthew Simmons: Luke Edwards
John Cooke, Sr.: Gareth Williams
Richter: Anne Ramsay
Judge Dauer: Traber Burns
Dr. Perrin: Freda Foh Shen
Patricia McNamara: Alexandra Ryan
Bert Roth: James Bridges
Paul Carlson: Emil Beheshti
Dr. Udell: Erica Gimpel
Harriet Kleffman: Nancy Linehan Charles
Bettina Braun: Diane Dilascio
Jeffrey Ambor: Evan Arnold
Judge Jenkins: Tom Wright

WRITTEN BY: Steve Lichtman

DIRECTED BY: Matt Earl Beesley

RATING: TV-PG-DLS