Blind Justice

Detective Jim Dunbar

Detective Karen Bettancourt

Detective Tom Selway

Detective Marty Russo

Lt. Gary Fisk

Christie Dunbar

Dr. Allan Galloway

In 2003, Steven Bochco, the writer/producer of "Blind Justice," wrote a mystery novel called "Death by Hollywood". In it, the main character shows a friend of his a short story that he wrote about a guy who gets telepathic messages from his dog for movie and TV show ideas, and one of them was about a detective who gets blinded in the line of duty and goes back to the force with a guide dog. Steven Bochco decided to use that idea for this TV series.

Every episode was broadcast with video description for the visually impaired available as Secondary Audio Programming. It was the first ABC scripted series to offer this option.

Christie Dunbar: This is gonna be great. You're gonna be like a regular Fred Astaire.

Detective Tom Selway: Can you imagine that?

Detective Jim Dunbar: [to Karen] I need you - seriously, y'know - like the flower needs the rain.