Never afraid to question the establishment - despite threats to his future and to his loved ones - Judge John Deed returns for a fourth season on the bench. Menace and intimidation fill Deed's court when three young men are charged with shooting a gang member and a main witness in the case is killed in a hit and run. When Deed has an affair with a plaintiff, his fellow judges turn against him and exile him to Warwick.

Disc 1.Lost and found ; Above the law -- disc 2. In defense of others ; Defense of the realm -- disc 3. Separation of powers ; Popular appeal.