NICK REVISITS AN OLD MURDER CASE WHEN A FORMER FRIEND TURNS UP WANTING TO PROVE HIS INNOCENCE, ON "THE DEFENDERS" ON A SPECIAL NIGHT AND TIME, FRIDAY, FEB. 4, 8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT

Dean Norris ("Breaking Bad") Guest Stars as Nick's Client, Donnie

"Nevada v. Donnie The Numbers Guy" - Seventeen years after disappearing on the eve of his wife's murder trial, a man from Nick's past returns to Vegas looking to prove his innocence by relying on new technological tools, on THE DEFENDERS, on a special night and time, Friday, Feb. 4 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Dean Norris ("Breaking Bad") guest stars as Nick's client, Donnie. (Previously scheduled for an earlier date)

SERIES REGULARS:

Nick Morelli................................... Jim Belushi
Pete Kaczmarek...................... Jerry O'Connell
Lisa Tyler................................. Jurnee Smollett
Zoey Waters.............................. Tanya Fischer

GUEST CAST:

Donnie.......................................... Dean Norris
ADA Harper................................. April Grace
Carmine................................ Daniel J. Travanti
Susie........................................... Laura Heisler
Judge Glynn............................. Michele Greene
Lance......................................... John Laughlin
Linda Cole............................ Katherine Lanasa
Judge White.............................. Nealla Gordon
Cop......................................... Patrick Quinlan
Criminalist............................... Frank Maharajh
Foreman................................. Sandy Baumann
Groundskeeper..................... Darryl Alan Reed
Karen......................................... Brynn Thayer
Court Clerk................................ Kevin D'Arcy

WRITTEN BY: Brett Conrad

DIRECTED BY: John Showalter

RATING: To Be Announced