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1 :01x01 - Head Cases
Writer: Scott Kaufer, David E. Kelley, Jeff Rake
Director: Bill D'Elia
Guest star: Michael Ensign (Judge Paul Resnick), Anita Finlay (Helen Poole), Eric Payne (Sam Halpern), Anne Betancourt (Judge Isabel Hernandez), David Clennon (Atty. Thomas Mason), Helen Eigenberg (Atty. Tompkins), Don McManus (John Lennox), Kevin Cooney (Atty. Smith), John Michael Higgins (Jerry Austin), Kevin Owers (Nigel), Rene Auberjonois (Paul Lewiston), Steven Anderson (Seymore), Sharon Lawrence (Judge Rita Sharpley), Aisha Hinds (Beah Toomy), Philip Baker Hall (Ernie Dell), Rebecca Lin (CPS Receptionist), Melora Hardin (Sharon Brant), Larry Miller (Edwin Poole), Tom Ormeny (New York Attorney), Larry Clarke (Bill Morgan), Todd Stashwick (Matthew Alper), Michael Oberlander (Dr. Steven Rayburn), Lisa Kaseman (Calder's Receptionist), Al Sharpton (Himself), John F. Schaffer (Chicago Attorney), Jadzia Pittman (Sarah), Simon Rhee (Tokoyo Guy)
When esteemed partner Edwin Poole makes a shocking entrance at the morning meeting, Brad Chase, up from the Washington, DC office, is forced to stay in Boston longer than planned, finding himself instantly at odds with Alan Shore, both professionally and personally. Meanwhile, on a dare, Shore takes the case of an African American girl who is denied the lead role in the national tour of Annie, and Denny Crane gets caught having an affair with the wife of the firm's biggest client.
2 :01x02 - Still Crazy After All These Years
Writer: Kerry Ehrin, David E. Kelley
Director: Charles Haid
Guest star: Thomas Knickerbocker (Dr. Mahoney), Joel Anderson (Atty. Kevin Ripley), Eric Payne (Sam Halpern), John Michael Higgins (Jerry Austin), Victor Raider-Wexler (Dr. Bender), Rene Auberjonois (Paul Lewiston), Steven Anderson (Walter Seymore), Andy Milder (Dr. Gill), Rich Cooper (Paul Rober), Anthony S. Johnson (Judge Baker), Frances Fisher (Carrie Lansing), Elizabeth Mitchell (Christine Pauley), Penelope Windust (Martha Silver), Ms. P. Reney (Psyche Nurse), David Connell (Tourette's Guy), Erika Greenspan (Female Patient)
Alan Shore represents an ex-lover who was institutionalized after attempting to murder him, and the partners are concerned by Denny Crane's increasingly erratic behavior.
3 :01x03 - Catch and Release
Writer: Peter Ocko, David E. Kelley
Director: Daniel Attias
Guest star: Michael Ensign (Judge Paul Resnick), Dean Norris (Byron Kaneb), Lombardo Boyar (Ramone Valasquez), Christopher Carroll (Judge Bickell), Christine Tucci (D.A. Huff), Patricia Belcher (Judge Leslie Bishop), Rene Auberjonois (Paul Lewiston), Steven Anderson (Walter Seymore), Sam Temeles (Dr. Lott), Elizabeth Mitchell (Christine Pauley), Todd Waring (Daniel Ralston), Freddie Prinze, Jr. (Donny Crane), Susan Floyd (Wendy Moore), Diana Yanez (Foreperson #1), Mary Kathleen Gordon (Sylvie While)
Denny Crane's long-lost son, Donny Crane — himself an attorney — represents environmental interests against the development of a shopping mall by one of Crane, Poole & Schmidt's major clients. Meanwhile Shore, with Lori serving as second chair, tries a sexual harassment case, with his ex-lover, Christine — whom he recently helped get released from a mental institution and who, he now fears, is stalking him — serving as opposing counsel. And Sally tries her first case, defending a man who was caught stealing red-handed.
4 :01x04 - Change of Course
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Ron Underwood
Guest star: Dennis Cockrum (Officer James Jacobs), Thomas Kopache (Judge Wallace), Kevin R. Kelly (Foreman #2), Anita Finlay (Helen Poole), Robert Joy (A.D.A. William Preston), Linda Gehringer (Lee Tyler), Louise Claps (Criminal Court Jury Foreman), David Kaufman (Dr. Sam Karp), Rene Auberjonois (Paul Lewiston), Larry Miller (Edwin Poole), Jim Kratt (Prisoner No. 2), Richard Portnow (Judge Peter Harding), Jeremiah Birkett (Warren Litch), Charles Currie (Bennett Lyne), Will Radford (Miles Tibbett), David Noroña (A.D.A. Harris), Craig Mitchell (Prisoner No. 1)
When Edwin Poole escapes from the mental hospital and wanders into a criminal courtroom, he shocks the firm by taking on the pro-bono case of a man accused of murdering a police officer. Brad Chase persuades Lori Colson to use her skills from her days as a D.A. and serve as first chair in the defense. Meanwhile, Shore is encouraged by a senior partner to use extreme measures to defend a company CEO charged with shoplifting and to keep the case from going public.
5 :01x05 - An Eye for an Eye
Writer: David E. Kelley, Jeff Rake
Director: Mike Listo
Guest star: Michael Ensign (Judge Paul Resnick), Terry Bozeman (Adam Herbett), Marcy Goldman (Foreperson), Allan Wasserman (Attorney Goldberg), Aydiee Vaughn (Night Court Hooker), Christina Cindrich (Julia), David Clennon (Attorney Braxton Mason), Rusty Schwimmer (Helen Binder), Louis Giambalvo (Judge Franzetti), Jack Shearer (Night Court Judge), Lorna Raver (Judge Katherine Taylor), Steve Seagren (Night Court Beat Cop), Rene Auberjonois (Paul Lewiston), David Brisbin (Derek Ross), Larry Clarke (Bill Morgan), Fred Koehler (Jason Binder), Karl T. Wright (Assistant District Attorney George Martin), Michael Oberlander (Dr. Steven Rayburn), Derek Magyar (Gregory Stone), Chris D'Elia (Kevin Quinlan)
Lori and Sally take on a criminal case defending a man, Jason Binder, who is accused of killing another man at a bar with a martial arts-type punch to the throat, and whose only character witness is his mother — who doesn't make the best impression herself because of her glass eye…which tends to fall out when she gets excited. Meanwhile, Shore and Tara, the sexual tension between them growing, take the case of a hypochondriac, Bill Morgan, who is suing his doctor for malpractice; and the partners are concerned when Crane takes over one of Edwin Poole's cases, especially considering Crane is not at all prepared to try the case — which is taking place the following day — and is flat-out denied a continuance by a spiteful judge.
6 :01x06 - Truth Be Told
Writer: Scott Kaufer
Director: Tucker Gates
Guest star: Lou Beatty, Jr. (Judge Kolodny), Vincent Angell (Assistant District Attorney Richard Kirkland), Nicole Bilderback (Crane's Secretary), Eric Payne (Sam Halpern), Missy Yager (Marcy Kirkland), T. J. Thyne (Mark Shrum), Rene Auberjonois (Paul Lewiston), Brian Kerwin (Jack Fleming), David Starzyk (Attorney Gellman), John Sterling Carter (Male Attorney), Rebecca Lin (Receptionist), Danielle Bisutti (Roberta Sloane), Henry Hayashi (Dr. Lee), Dana Delany (Samantha Fleming), Paul Schackman (Stu Himelfarb), Mary Boucher (Judge Olsheim), Fred Helsel (Adrian), Amy Penney (Waitress), Glen Walker (TV Anchorman), Bernadette Speakes (Lab Tech), Kevin Dunigan (Campaign Aide #1)
When mayoral candidate Jack Fleming has his bid for Boston's highest office threatened by dirty politics just days before the election, his wife, Samantha, seeks the help of longtime friend Alan Shore…whose tactics put him on a collision course with the city's new power elite. Meanwhile, Lori takes the case of a man, Richard Kirkland, whose ex-wife refuses to release their son's umbilical cord blood that was stored at the time of his birth, which may be the only hope Kirkland has to fight his cancer, and Lori is forced to tell him some very difficult news.
7 :01x07 - Questionable Characters
Writer: Lukas Reiter
Director: Mel Damski
Guest star: Scott Alan Smith (Dr. Randall), James Howell (Police Officer), Nigel Gibbs (Court Officer), Roberto Montesinos (Tenant #2), Marshall Manesh (George Keene), Shawn Michael Patrick (Dr. Kodash), Nancy Stephens (Judge Wilcox), Laura Henry (Clerk), Nike Doukas (Assistant District Attorney Allison Hayes), Rene Auberjonois (Paul Lewiston), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), Rebecca Lin (Receptionist), Reggie DeMorton (Tenant #1), Sue Ozeran (Esther Brown), Dey Young (One Legged Woman), Willie C. Carpenter (Walter Mack), Diane Sellers (Tenant #3), Hildy Brooks (Chairwoman Nora Lang), Bruno Campos (Assistant District Attorney Mark Wills), Jon Bernthal (Michael Shea), Gregor Manns (Tenant #4)
Lori takes the case of Michael Shea, her former informant when she was an A.D.A., who was shot while robbing a convenience store. She faces a legal and moral dilemma when she argues that the bullet not be removed - despite the fact that this could endanger his life - on the grounds that it could incriminate him. Meanwhile, Shore takes the case of Walter Mack, a man accused of being a slum lord, and is irate when the judge decides to get creative in his sentencing.
8 :01x08 - Loose Lips
Writer: David E. Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Guest star: H. Richard Greene (Judge Harry Hingham), Neal Matarazzo (Brian Stevens), Steven M. Gagnon (Detective Lowe), Jim O'Heir (Gil Furnald), Cheryl White (Mary Stevens), Donna Cooper (Secretary), Vicki Davis (Sylvia Donato), Wayne Wilderson (Attorney Paul Phillips), Rene Auberjonois (Paul Lewiston), Debbie Lee Carrington (Patty), George Newbern (Dr. Allen Konigsberg), Al Sharpton (Himself), Heidi Heller (Clerk)
In defending a man, Gil Furnald, who was fired from his post as Santa at a local department store for being a transvestite, Shore tries his own hand at pulling a rabbit out of a hat. Meanwhile, Lori finds herself in a difficult position when her therapist, Dr. Allen Konigsberg, tells her one of his patients has threatened to kill his wife, and asks Lori for advice on whether he should warn the woman.
9 :01x09 - A Greater Good
Writer: Peter Ocko
Director: Arlene Sanford
Guest star: Derrick McMillon (Security Guard), Thomas Kopache (Judge Dale Wallace), Nicole Bilderback (Secretary), Elizabeth Sampson (Marybeth Hewitt), Billy Kane (Guy with bomb), Steve Tom (Martin Jeffries), Rene Auberjonois (Paul Lewiston), Anthony S. Johnson (Judge), Gina Ravera (Dr. Amanda Gerard), Patrick O'Connor (Irwin Middleman), Ben Bode (Atty. Greg Montero)
Crane and Shore defend a major pharmaceutical company and are conflicted over what course of action to take when startling events come to light. Meanwhile, Lori faces a moral dilemma when she discovers that Tara has taken a page out of Alan Shore's book of questionable ethics.
10 :01x10 - Hired Guns
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Dennis Smith
Guest star: Shirley Saunders (Foreperson), Ming Lo (Dr. Lee Chang), Charles Emmett (Detective Smiley), Aaron Lustig (Dr. Herbert Waylon), Rocky Carroll (A.D.A. John Shubert), John Kapelos (Detective Wayne Farley), Danny Mora (Julio Flores), Ed O'Ross (Judge Phillip Stevens), Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (Nora), Scott Conte (Officer Davis), Megan Ward (Susan May), Yeniffer Behrens (Carmen Flores), Blair Bess (Hostage Negotiator), Michael C. Alexander (Officer Michaels), John Cragen (Paramedic)
Brad and Lori defend a woman, Susan May, who is accused of killing her husband and his mistress when she catches them in bed. Meanwhile, at the office Christmas party, Alan Shore is introduced to Carmen Flores, a woman whose ex-husband has kidnapped her children to take them to Peru over the holiday. In coming to her aid, Shore suddenly finds himself in great peril.
11 :01x11 - Schmidt Happens
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Allison Liddi
Guest star: Barry Sigismondi (Officer James), Rhomeyn Johnson (Detective Willet), Ray Laska (Judge James Billmeyer), Rene Auberjonois (Paul Lewiston), Gregory Alan Williams (John Zenawi), Thom Gossom, Jr. (Judge Blake Winters), Fiona Hale (Della Ferrion), Michael Wiseman (D.A. Bret Haber), Leslie Jordan (Bernard Ferrion), Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (Nora), Obie Sims (Paramedic), Alex Paez (Officer Coulier), Lisa Kaminir (D. A. Valerie Murrow), Tony Pasqualini (U.S. Attorney Joyner), Brenda Wehle (Judge O'Keefe), Crystal Allen (Maddie Tyler), Ron Butler (Dr. Kohler), Zylan Brooks (Clerk), Phillip Palmer (Anchor)
Founding Crane, Poole & Schmidt partner Shirley Schmidt (Candice Bergen) returns to the firm to help bring order to the chaotic office. The firebrand Schmidt proves to be a formidable adversary to Alan Shore, and gets under the skin of Denny Crane, with whom she has a checkered history. Meanwhile, Lori represents a Sudanese native who sues the U.S. government for lack of action in the face of the horrific atrocities being committed in his country, and Alan Shore defends a man who killed his mother in a fit of rage, hitting her over the head with a skillet.
12 :01x12 - From Whence We Came
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Mike Listo
Guest star: Sam Anderson (Walter Fife), Frank Birney (Judge William Howe), Rhomeyn Johnson (Detective Willet), Maura Soden (Melissa Stevens), Rene Auberjonois (Paul Lewiston), David Starzyk (Attorney Daniel Gellman), Leslie Jordan (Bernard Ferrion), Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (Nora), Alyson Reed (Roberta Turner), Leyna Nguyen (Reporter), Keisuke Hoashi (Police Technician), Betty White (Catherine Piper)
One of the members of the firm falls victim to Shirley Schmidt's mandate to clean house and is ordered to leave immediately. Meanwhile Lori, with help from Denny Crane and Shirley Schmidt, defends a school superintendent being sued by two science teachers who were fired for refusing to teach creationism. And Bernard Ferrion, Alan Shore's client who killed his mother by whacking her with a skillet, finds himself in need of legal help once again, but Shore refers the case to Tara, as he cannot hide his disappointment in his former client. And Shore is genuinely surprised when he learns his assistant, Nora Jacobs, is offended by his inappropriate advances.
13 :01x13 - It Girls and Beyond
Writer: David E. Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro
Director: Mike Listo
Guest star: Michael Ensign (Judge Paul Resnick), Michael O'Neill (Dr. Robert McLean), Andy Umberger (Attorney Morrison), David Purdham (Judge William Connolly), Gibby Brand (Dr. Leonard Raskin), Travis McKenna (Mark Harrison), Angela Sargeant (Foreperson #1), Dana Wheeler-Nicholson (Stephanie Rogers), William Atherton (A.D.A. Howard Zale), P. J. O'Connor (Foreman #2), Betty White (Catherine Piper), Sarah Carter (Tracey Green), Diane Kim (Newscaster)
Brad defends a high-profile publicist who is being accused of entering into a lesbian relationship solely for financial and personal gain, all the while hiding her true heterosexuality from her lover. Meanwhile, Shore hires Catherine Piper (Betty White) to be his new assistant, and she wastes no time offending everyone in the office. And Denny Crane, initially insisting he try the case solo but reluctantly allowing Shore to serve as second chair, defends a doctor who is being sued for prescribing a drug that has not been approved by the FDA.
14 :01x14 - Til We Meat Again
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Bill D'Elia
Guest star: John Short (Dr. Raymond Young), Michael Dempsey (Dominick Ryan), Holmes Osborne (Mayor George Bostwick), Francesca P. Roberts (Judge Jamie Atkinson), Rick Yune (Troi Ran), Jason Blicker (Attorney Timothy Simms), David Burke (D.A. Casey Mathias), Takayo Fischer (Clerk), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), Pat Skipper (Attorney Michael Roker), Brandon Molale (Mike), Jack Impellizzeri (Officer Jackson), Betty White (Catherine Piper), Yamil Piedra (Joe), Kerry Washington (Chelina Hall), Glen Walker (Reporter), Kitana Baker (Beautiful woman), Curt Bouril (Edwards)
Shirley Schmidt and Denny Crane represent a man whose steakhouse is being put out of business as the publicity-hungry mayor has pushed through an ordinance banning red meat for fear of Mad Cow disease, and in the process of trying the case, Crane wins over Schmidt's respect as an attorney. Meanwhile, what begins as an evening out for Alan Shore and Tara Wilson ends in a barroom brawl, with Shore arrested for conspiracy to commit assault and battery. And Lori and Brad serve as second chair for a new attorney Schmidt has just poached from another law firm who refers to himself as "Sexy Man."
15 :01x15 - Tortured Souls
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Jeff Bleckner
Guest star: David Barrera (Officer Joe Garrett), Joe Ochman (Minister), Robert Joy (A.D.A. William Preston), Vyto Ruginis (Captain Larry McDonald), Leigh-Allyn Baker (Frannie Huber), Leslie Jordan (Bernard Ferrion), Freddie Prinze, Jr. (Donny Crane), Lee Whittaker (Paul Harris), Bobbie Norman (Judge Sean Keneally), Lisa Lynch (Paul Harris's Wife), Kevin Chapman (Officer Wayne Kirkland), Betty White (Catherine Piper), Michael Leydon Campbell (Michael Foster), Richard V. Licata (Judge Dale Mellman), Jeff Morrow (Foreman), Kerry Washington (Chelina Hall), Odetta Bassett (Foreperson)
Denny Crane's son, Donny, is the opposing counsel in Denny's trial -- an obvious attempt to settle a score with Denny for letting him believe for 25 years that he was his father. Denny tries the case with Chelina Hall, an associate at the firm. Meanwhile, Shirley Schmidt recruits an extremely reluctant Alan Shore to defend a police officer accused of torture. And Shore's former client, Bernard Ferrion, is befriended by his secretary, Catherine Piper, much to Shore's dismay.
16 :01x16 - Let Sales Ring
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Hubert De La Bouillerie
Guest star: Tyrees Allen (Assistant Attorney General Doug Beecham), Ray Laska (Judge James Billmeyer), Victor McCay (Dr. Malcolm Freemont), David Beckett (Band Leader), Carl Reiner (Milton Bombay), Richard Portnow (Judge Peter Harding), Glenn Taranto (Maitre d'), Ryan Kelley (Stuart Milch), Chi McBride (Steven Harper), Christina Chang (Attorney Elizabeth Tyler), Betty White (Catherine Piper), Kerry Washington (Chelina Hall)
Multi-Emmy Award winner Carl Reiner guest-stars as Milton Bombay, a client of Schmidt and Crane, who is an old adversary and legal legend wishing to be frozen and stored in a cryonics institute. Meanwhile, Alan Shore and Chelina Hall represent a high school student who is seeking an injunction to reverse the policy of his principal, Steven Harper, who has banned a particular news network from school grounds on the basis that it is biased and incendiary.
17 :01x17 - Death Be Not Proud
Writer: David E. Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro
Director: Matt Shakman
Guest star: Conor O'Farrell (A.D.A. Glenn Jackson), James Dalesandro (Judge Theodore Mitchell), Shelley Long (Miriam Watson), Donovan Scott (Judge Christopher Serra), John Considine (Judge Lance Abrams), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), Ken Strunk (Father Thomas Martin), Kat Sawyer-Young (Judge Martha Brenford), William Murphy (Attendant), Traber Burns (Warden Silverman), Liam Craig (Attorney Gerald Litman), Sterling K. Brown (Zeke Borns), Kerry Washington (Chelina Hall)
Alan Shore travels to Texas with Chelina Hall to make a last ditch appeal for death row inmate Zeke Borns, a man with diminished mental capacity who was convicted of a crime he does not even remember committing. Meanwhile, Denny Crane and Shirley Schmidt defend Miriam Watson (guest star Shelley Long), a prim and proper businesswoman who is charged with engaging in sexual conduct for a fee, and Lori Colson, fed up with Denny's offensive behavior, approaches Schmidt and Lewiston to lodge an official complaint.
18 :02x01 - The Black Widow
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Oz Scott
Guest star: Heather Locklear (Kelly Nolan), Monica Potter (Lori Colson), Rupert Everett (Malcolm Holmes), Rhona Mitra (Tara Wilson), Gregory Itzin (A.D.A. Todd Milken), Randy Oglesby (Walter Edmunds), Ron Ostrow (Atty. Everett Cone), Shawn Christian (Tim Bauer), James Eckhouse (Dr. Adam Carter), Jason Brooks (Justin Murray), Christina Souza (Ellen Webster), Leslie Jordan (Bernard Ferrion), Richard Portnow (Judge Peter Harding), Betty White (Catherine Piper), Deirdre M. Smith (Jury foreperson), Marty Belafsky (Joshua Adams), Ellen Crawford (Frances Stadler), Julie Pop (Laurie Berger), Anthony Heald (Judge Harvey Cooper), Fred Meyers (Willis Berger), Jennifer Kuhn (Mary Bradley)
Alan Shore and Brad Chase represent Kelly Nolan, a cold-as-ice- beauty dubbed "The Black Widow" by the media, on trial for poisoning her wealthy and much older husband. Denny Crane lusts after Mrs. Nolan and begs Shore to let him lend a hand in any way possible. Denise Bauer enlists junior associates Garrett Wells and Sara Holt to assist her on a case involving a Jewish man who feels his civil rights were violated when his Christian co-workers held Bible readings in the workplace. To complicate matters, Denise's husband serves her with divorce papers in front of them. Meanwhile, Shirley Schmidt and Tara Wilson (Rhona Mitra) defend a respected surgeon accused of sexually assaulting a mute woman, who ultimately testifies by very unconventional means. Shore is taken aback when he finds out that opposing counsel on the case is Tara's former lover, Malcolm Holmes.
19 :02x02 - Schadenfreude
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Arlene Sanford
Guest star: Heather Locklear (Kelly Nolan), Monica Potter (Lori Colson), Rupert Everett (Malcolm Holmes), Rhona Mitra (Tara Wilson), Gregory Itzin (A.D.A. Todd Milken), Kurt Fuller (Reverend Donald Diddum), John Thaddeus (Detective John Stephenson), Francesca P. Roberts (Judge Jamie Atkinson), Paul Perri (Ronald Emmerich), Helen Eigenberg (Atty. Tompkins), Shawn Christian (Tim Bauer), Hugh Holub (Jury foreperson), Leslie Jordan (Bernard Ferrion), Michael Brownlee (Reporter no. 2), Betty White (Catherine Piper), John Berg (Judge Robert Hober), Vic Polizos (Detective Frank Richmond), Russell Andrews (Johnny Damon), Ellen Crawford (Frances Stadler), Anthony Heald (Judge Harvey Cooper), Glen Walker (Anchorman), Diane Kim (Reporter)
In the midst of a media circus, the murder trial of Kelly Nolan, AKA 'The Black Widow,' gets underway with defense team Alan Shore, Brad Chase and Denny Crane. Can they pull off an acquittal in this seemingly un-winnable case, with the media playing judge and jury and a defendant who is unapologetically cold as ice? Meanwhile Denise Bauer, intent on avoiding alimony payment to her soon-to-be-ex-husband, enlists the help of junior associates Garrett Wells and Sara Holt to challenge the constitutionality of no-fault divorce; Holmes convinces Tara, who's desperately trying to avoid his charming advances, to help represent his client, Johnny Damon -- Damon, singer Edwin Starr's nephew, wants to be allowed to sing his late uncle's trademark song, "War," at a club where the owner has deemed the song un-American -- and a frightened Catherine goes to the police when Bernard calmly tells her that he fantasizes about committing another murder.
20 :02x03 - Finding Nimmo
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Mike Listo
Guest star: Monica Potter (Lori Colson), Rhona Mitra (Tara Wilson), Kurt Fuller (Reverand Donald Diddum), J. Patrick McCormack (Judge Sean O'Byrne), John Thaddeus (Detective John Stephenson), David A. Kimball (George Knott), Jeremy Davidson (Peter Barrett), Takayo Fischer (Clerk), Leslie Jordan (Bernard Ferrion), Lisa Kaminir (D.A. Valerie Murrow), Betty White (Catherine Piper), Richard Greene (Judge Harry Hingham), Clifton Murray (Fishing Guide), Frasier Murray (Fisherman)
Reeling over his break-up with Tara, Alan Shore heads to Nimmo Bay in British Columbia with Denny Crane for some fly fishing and male bonding in an effort to cure his pain. When they learn that the salmon population is being threatened by sea lice produced by fish farms, Shore and Crane feel compelled to act. Meanwhile Catherine Piper drops a bombshell on Shirley Schmidt when she confesses to killing Bernard Ferrion by whacking him over the head with a skillet, and the firm scrambles to find the best way to deal with this shocking turn of events. And Sara Holt and Garrett Wells go to extremes to convince Reverend Diddum (Kurt Fuller), the divorce attorney for Denise Bauer's husband, to decrease the alimony settlement she is required to pay him.
21 :02x04 - A Whiff and a Prayer
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Bill D'Elia
Guest star: H. Richard Greene (Judge Harry Hingham), Lou Beatty, Jr. (Judge Gordon Kolodny), Kurt Fuller (Reverend Donald Diddum), John Thaddeus (Detective John Stephenson), Ryan Cutrona (Congressman Raymond Jacobs), William Russ (A.D.A. Christopher Palmer), Bob Rumnock (Foreman), Michael Bryan French (Alex Naughton), Lisa Kaminir (D.A. Valerie Murro), Betty White (Catherine Piper)
Forced by a client to put Denny Crane on the case, Shirley Schmidt reluctantly enlists his help to defend a Democratic Congressman being sued for not keeping a campaign promise to pass a ban on assault weapons. The right-wing Crane is an unlikely defender from the start, but Schmidt really wonders if she made the right decision when he goes missing the day of his closing. Meanwhile, Alan Shore, still reeling from Tara's exit, focuses on defending Catherine Piper, accused of murdering his client, Bernard Ferrion. And Reverend Diddum, Denise Bauer's ex-husband's lawyer, threatens to report Sara Holt and Garret Wells to their superiors for their ruse to get him to drastically reduce his client's alimony -- but he'll forget the whole matter if Sara gives in to a sexually perverse request.
22 :02x05 - Men to Boys
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Mike Listo
Guest star: Monica Potter (Lori Colson), Bert Rosario (Jose Pitino), Wayne Thomas Yorke (Waiter), Christopher Carroll (Judge Stephen Bickel), Bob Morrisey (Dr. Joshua Forbes), Cristine Rose (Meredith Waters), Brad Wilson (Maitre\'d), Mark Derwin (Attorney Michael Eaves), Betty White (Catherine Piper), Tamara Feldman (Cassie)
When an old case she neglected comes up for trial, Denise Bauer frantically prepares for her defense against an auto manufacturer whose defective pick-up truck caused a fire that killed a terminally ill woman. Garrett Wells' research trip to the file room of the opposing law firm turns steamy when he meets Cassie, an audaciously outspoken paralegal. Meanwhile Alan Shore, still trying to get over Tara Wilson, takes Sara Holt to dinner and embarrasses her by giving his own public service announcement to a crowded restaurant. And when Lori Colson files an internal complaint against Denny Crane for sexual harassment, Shirley Schmidt insists that he apologize, leading Denny from the frying pan into the fire.
23 :02x06 - Witches of Mass Destruction
Writer: Michael Reisz, Andrew Kreisberg, Lawrence Broch
Director: James Bagdonas
Guest star: Michael Ensign (Judge Paul Resnick), Andy Umberger (Attorney Morrison), Stephanie Venditto (Evelyn Sawtelle), Matt Champagne (Bob Mathias), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), Zach Grenier (U.S. Attorney Chris Randolph), Johnny Sneed (Sam Sawtelle), Jayne Taini (Principal Maxine Berleth), Derrex Brady (Corporal Brian Webb), Tamara Feldman (Cassie), Marietta DePrima (Grace Mathias), David Lee Russek (Sergeant Jason Hendler)
Shirley Schmidt and Denise Bauer represent two groups of parents, one Christian and the other Wiccan -- a pagan religion -- who are suing to get rid of a school's Halloween pageant for its wicked witch. The Christians feel their faith is being marginalized by a satanic symbol, and the Wiccans claim that Halloween images stereotype them - especially after the school's principal gives a riveting demonstration of her cackling, green witch. Meanwhile, Garrett Wells takes Cassie, the paralegal with whom he's involved, to see Alan Shore and ask him to represent her in suing the U.S. government, to vindicate the death of her brother, killed in the Iraq war. Shore takes on the unconventional case, but his friendship with Denny Crane is threatened since Crane strongly feels that one shouldn't criticize the military while the country is at war. The strained friendship threatens the annual office Halloween party, where they both were to dress up as giant flamingoes.
24 :02x07 - Truly, Madly, Deeply
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Stephen Cragg
Guest star: Austin Tichenor (Marshall Stepcoe), Marc Vann (District Attorney Scott Berger), Francesca P. Roberts (Judge Jamie Atkinson), Michael McKean (Dwight Biddle), Laura Henry (Clerk), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), Joel McKinnon Miller (Peter Berrin (Zozo the Clown)), Pat Skipper (Attorney Michael Roper), Susan Ruttan (Jeanie Biddle), Jon Sklaroff (Ronald Jessel), Lisa Banes (Attorney Kimberly Mellon), Larry King (Himself), Anthony Heald (Judge Harvey Cooper), Pam Trotter (Jan), Angela Chee (Reporter), Marisa Coughlan (Melissa Hughes)
Denny Crane is appalled that he should have to do pro bono work for a non-repentant man who raped and killed a 13-year-old girl, so he goes to extremes to get off the case - an effort that lands him in jail. Meanwhile, Alan Shore and Brad Chase defend a TV station that has fired Zozo the Clown for talking to his young viewers about environmental issues. During the trial, Brad is surprised to learn that Alan's childhood fear of clowns prevents him from addressing Zozo in court. And, when a long-time client comes to Shirley Schmidt to stop his wife's action to annul their 23-year marriage, Schmidt is taken aback when she learns how the man cheated on his wife.
25 :02x08 - The Ass Fat Jungle
Writer: Phoef Sutton, Janet Leahy
Director: Ron Underwood
Guest star: Jesse D. Goins (Dr. Marks), Edward Edwards (Ronald Matheny), Lily Knight (Helen Gershen), Julie Claire (Kiersten Blau), Elizabeth Penn Payne (Foreperson), Robert Noble (Judge Swink), Richard Riehle (Dr. Barry Glouberman), J. J. Boone (Nurse), Jim Lau (Toque), Stacy Edwards (D.A. Chelios), Alice Drummond (Lydia Tuffalo), Kristin Bauer (Tori Pines), John Dalesandro (Attorney George Klein), Marisa Coughlan (Melissa Hughes), Dave Anthony (Technician), Dink O'Neal (Man), Lucas Grabeel (Jason Matheny)
When Alan Shore experiences the return of his night terrors - where he sleepwalks and could physically hurt himself - he asks his new, attractive secretary, Melissa, if she would moonlight and sleep with him to keep him from hurting himself. Meanwhile, if Alan agrees to get an MRI for his night terrors, then Denny Crane will agree to undergo one to determine whether he has Alzheimer's or Mad Cow disease. Meanwhile, Shirley Schmidt is reluctant to take a case in which the teenaged son of a rich client is accused of vehicular manslaughter, and she becomes even more reluctant when she has to interview the only eye witness, an elderly woman with Alzheimer's. And Denise Bauer is asked to represent two women who claim that Boston's most famous plastic surgeon injected his own butt fat into their lips, when they believed the fat was coming from their bodies.
26 :02x09 - Gone
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Jonathan Shapiro
Guest star: Billy Mayo (Detective Sean Wilkins), Richard Fancy (Father Michael Ryan), Joyce Greenleaf (Sister Mary Flagerty), Steve Ryan (Special Agent Kevin Drummond), Buddy Lewis (Wesson), Michael K. Williams (Randall Kirk), Kevin Farrell (salesman), Jill Brennan (Gracie Jane), Patrick Renna (Warren Peters), Dianna Miranda (Helena Perez), Shania Accius (nurse), Aramis Knight (Tito Perez), Dominic Comperatore (Joe Martini), Lou Volpe (Dominic Martini), Roberta Orlandi (Marissa Martini), Robert R. Shafer (Smith)
While Denise Bauer shops with her housekeeper and the woman’s four-year-old son, the unthinkable happens when the boy is kidnapped by a known pedophile. An FBI special agent tells them that technicalities prevent the Bureau from getting involved, but he strongly suggests that, as private citizens, Denise and Brad Chase conduct their own investigation. Their frantic search eventually takes them to Father Ryan (Richard Fancy), a priest who refuses to help since he can’t break his confessional seal. Meanwhile, a homeless man throws a rock at Denny Crane for not acknowledging his request for money and Denny shoots him – with a paintball gun. When the man shows up at Crane, Poole & Schmidt for compensation, Denny adamantly refuses to consider his request, but Alan Shore takes the man’s case, pitting the friends against each other.
27 :02x10 - Legal Deficits
Writer: Lawrence Broch, David E. Kelley
Director: Mike Listo
Guest star: Richard Fancy (Father Michael Ryan), Steven Shaw (Foreperson), Juan Garcia (Detective Perry Vale), Christopher Rich (Attorney Melvin Palmer), Christian Clemenson (Jerry Espenson), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), Currie Graham (A.D.A. Frank Ginsberg), Dianna Miranda (Helena Perez), Aramis Knight (Tito Perez), Zylan Brooks (Clerk), Mark Edward Smith (Bailiff), Marisa Coughlan (Melissa Hughes), Nakia Burrise (Liz), Lilee Anderson (Hooker)
Brad Chase pushes for an immediate trial after he is arrested for impersonating an FBI officer and assaulting a priest during the rescue of a kidnapped child. Shirley Schmidt is worried about how this case may reflect on the firm and is reluctant to consent to Brad’s request for the erratically-behaving Denny Crane to be the lead attorney. Meanwhile, Alan Shore tries to bail out his secretary, Melissa (Marisa Coughlan), who is in serious credit card debt, and seeks the assistance of the firm’s quirky but brilliant bank and finance genius.
28 :02x11 - The Cancer Man Can
Writer: Janet Leahy, Michael Reisz
Director: Lou Antonio
Guest star: Michael J. Fox (Daniel Post), Larry Cedar (Robert Hopper), Eric Payne (Mark Halpern), Art Chudabala (Peter Clark), Joanna Cassidy (Beverly Bridge), Christian Clemenson (Jerry Espenson), Erica Gimpel (Attorney Samantha Fried), Mary Boucher (Judge Rose Olsheim), Marisa Coughlan (Melissa Hughes), S. E. Perry (MC)
The law firm represents Daniel Post (Michael J. Fox), a CEO battling terminal lung cancer who used his status with a pharmaceutical company to ensure that he receive the non-placebo in a promising anti-cancer drug test. Now, another participant in the test study is suing him.
During one of Post’s visits to Crane, Poole & Schmidt, the charismatic man meets and becomes romantically involved with the firm’s Denise Bauer. Meanwhile, Denny Crane is attracted to Beverly Bridge (Joanna Cassidy), a fifty-year-old attractive predator trolling for a husband amongst her high-net-worth peers.
And Alan Shore advocates on behalf of “Hands”, a fellow quirky employee, in his quest for partnership at Crane, Poole & Schmidt.
29 :02x12 - Helping Hands
Writer: Phoef Sutton, Andrew Kreisberg
Director: Bill D'Elia
Guest star: Michael J. Fox (Daniel Post), Lou Beatty, Jr. (Judge Gordon Kolodny), Audrey Wasilewski (Traci Carpenter), Kelly Connell (Attorney John Hoberg), Megan Gallagher (Gigi Gering), Takayo Fischer (Clerk), Joanna Cassidy (Beverly Bridge), Christian Clemenson (Jerry Espenson), Currie Graham (A.D.A. Frank Ginsberg), Veronica Cartwright (Judge Peggy Zeder), Michael Kostroff (Dr. David Cannon), Marisa Coughlan (Melissa Hughes), Robert Frank Telfer (Man)
Daniel Post convinces his new love, Denise Bauer, that he should second-chair in her case against overbearing parents who harass their teenaged daughter’s teacher.
Meanwhile, Shirley Schmidt makes life difficult for Alan Shore as he prepares his defense of Jerry “Hands” Espenson, the firm’s brilliant but quirky attorney who held a cake knife to Shirley’s throat.
And the partners at Crane, Poole and Schmidt worry about Denny Crane’s impending nuptials and the kind of influence his future wife, Beverly Bridge, could have over the firm.
30 :02x13 - Too Much Information
Writer: Lawrence Broch, Andrew Kreisberg
Director: Steve Robin
Guest star: Michael J. Fox (Daniel Post), John Aylward (Tom Orchard), Regan Burns (Stan), Ana Ortiz (A.D.A. Holly Raines), Marshall Manesh (George Keene), Mark L. Taylor (Attorney Adam Jovanka), Shirley Jordan (Jury Foreperson), Joanna Cassidy (Beverly Bridge), Sharon Omi (Ming), Jeff Bowser (Clerk #2), Betty White (Catherine Piper), Hildy Brooks (Judge Nora Lang), Lisa Vidal (Irma Levine), Michael Shamus Wiles (Ned Hayden), Kayla Mae Maloney (Emily Hayden), Michael C. Alexander (Officer Lawrence Michaels), Diz White (Secretary)
Alan Shore bails out Catherine Piper after she goes on a spree of convenience store holdups.
Meanwhile, Denise Bauer sues an HMO for inadequate internet security that led to a brutal murder -- all the while trying to get through to her hospitalized boyfriend, Daniel Post, who won’t take her phone calls.
And, as the partners begin to see Beverly Bridge’s influence on Denny Crane, Brad Chase makes her a proposition and tries to convince her to leave Denny.
31 :02x14 - Breast In Show
Writer: Phoef Sutton, Michael Reisz
Director: Arlene Sanford
Guest star: Michael J. Fox (Daniel Post), Alex Nevil (Terry), Marc Vann (D.A. Scott Bodnar), Ana Ortiz (A.D.A Holly Raines), Thom Gossom, Jr. (Judge Blake Winters), Ted Lyde (Foreperson), Betty White (Catherine Piper), Erica Gimpel (Attorney Samantha Fried), Scott MacDonald (Officer Michael Minden), Lisa Vidal (Irma Levine), Joleen Lutz (Cathy), Kurt Scholler (Bailiff), Daniel Kash (Patrick)
The terminally ill Daniel Post hosts his own funeral, an event that Denise Bauer would rather not attend. Meanwhile, Alan Shore takes an interest in a woman who causes a political uproar when she leads a protest with hundreds of bare-breasted women. And Catherine Piper, who is now the office building’s new sandwich lady, decides that the office of junior associate Garrett Wells is the perfect spot for her to do her accounting work.
32 :02x15 - Smile
Writer: Corinne Brinkerhoff
Director: Robert Yannetti
Guest star: Ron Canada (Judge Willard Reese), Freda Foh Shen (Dr. Ann Kumi), Andy Umberger (Attorney Morrison), Kenneth Kimmins (Dr. James Tusten), Mary Beth McDonough (Janice Warner), Ken Lerner (Howard Bridge), Don McManus (Attorney John Lennox), Joanna Cassidy (Beverly Bridge), Shannon O'Hurley (Theresa Deaver), Kelly Smith (Amelia Warner), Craig Patton (Foreperson), Steven M. Porter (Kevin Willhite), Richard V. Licata (Judge Dale Melman), Hannah Leigh Dworkin (Marissa Deaver), Brandon Ford Green (George)
Alan Shore files a discrimination suit against a private school that refuses to admit a gifted nine-year-old girl with nerve damage that makes it impossible for her to smile.
Since Brad Chase’s attempt to bribe Denny Crane’s fiancée, Beverly Bridge, failed miserably, she threatens to tell Denny what happened unless Brad can find a legal loophole to save her sickly cat from her ex-husband, who wants to take it off of life support.
Meanwhile, Shirley Schmidt and Julie Bauer defend a teenaged girl who was brutally raped and is now pregnant. The girl wants to sue the Catholic hospital where she was treated because they refused to provide her with emergency contraception.
33 :02x16 - Live Big
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Bill D'Elia
Guest star: Tom Selleck (Ivan Tiggs), Michael Ensign (Judge Paul Resnick), Adam Arkin (A.D.A. Douglas Koupfer), Nick Toth (Minister Bill), Jayne Brook (Rachel Lewiston), Maury Chaykin (Ryan Myerson), Stacy Galina (Jody Young), Meredith Patterson (Missy Frank), Ashley Rios (Fiona), April Rios (Fiona), Georgia Murrary (Herself), Peggy Etra (Foreperson)
While trying to woo her back, Shirley Schmidt’s ex-husband, Ivan Tiggs (Tom Selleck), wants her to be his ‘best man’ at his upcoming wedding with an annoyingly perky woman.
Meanwhile, Paul Lewiston’s estranged daughter, Rachel, who he claims blindly stole from him to feed her drug and alcohol habits, comes back into his life after seven years.
And Alan Shore defends a man who said he was only complying with his wife’s wishes when he assisted in ending her life.
34 :02x17 - ...There's Fire!
Writer: Lawrence Broch, Janet Leahy
Director: Mike Listo
Guest star: Kevin Dunn (Attorney Jonathan Weiner), Deena Dill (Female Server), Peter Breitmayer (Joel Landson), Joanna Cassidy (Beverly Bridge), Corbin Bernsen (Attorney Eli Granger), Phil Weyland (Kelly), Richard Portnow (Judge Peter Harding), Nicole Sullivan (Joan Rubin), Patti Yasutake (Dr. Claire Simon), Anthony John Denison (Kurt Loomis), Will Greenberg (Troy), Alfie Silas (Singer), Billy Valentine (Bandleader), Tim McFadyen (Steve)
Within three hours of getting married, Denny Crane is caught with another woman and Bev Bridge demands an annulment plus 50% of her brand new husband’s worth.
While the attorneys from Crane, Poole & Schmidt frantically rally around their colleague to rescue him, Bev hires the slick, handsome divorce lawyer Eli Granger to represent her.
Meanwhile, Alan Shore defends Joan Zeder who was fired from her job after being unable to adhere to the company’s strict no-smoking policy.
35 :02x18 - Shock and Oww!
Writer: Phoef Sutton, Sanford Golden, Karen Wyscarver
Director: Jeff Bleckner
Guest star: Carolyn Lawrence (Thirty-Year-Old Juror), Daniel Roebuck (Russell Blayney), James Troesh (Man), Bonnie Bartlett (Marguerite Hauser), Patrick Renna (Warren Peters), Currie Graham (A.D.A. Frank Ginsberg), Robin Riker (Candy Springtime), Wesley Thompson (Tim), Jayne Brook (Rachel Lewiston), Mark Derwin (Attorney Michael Eaves), Fran Bennett (Judge Diane Avent), Suzanne Whang (Juror #1), Ted Garcia (Reporter), Laki Manchu (Juror #6), Lyne Odums (Juror #5), Dennis Chavis (Juror #2), Ashley Rios (Fiona), April Rios (Fiona), Richard Bairos (Miguel Dominguez), Carol Herman (Elderly Woman), Michele Moreno (Juror #3), Valerie Vaile (Juror #4)
Denny Crane finds just the right thing to cure his depression after his one-day-old marriage falls apart: The case of a man arrested for electrocuting and paralyzing a burglar.
Meanwhile Shirley Schmidt seeks Alan Shore’s help when nude photos of her taken by a famous photographer are put up for auction.
And a suspicious Paul Lewiston asks Brad Chase to befriend his daughter to find out if she’s still using drugs.
36 :02x19 - Stick It
Writer: Janet Leahy, David E. Kelley
Director: Adam Arkin
Guest star: Ron Canada (Judge Willard Reese), Scott Paulin (U.S. Attorney Jonathan Shapiro), Bradley James (Federal Marshall Thomas Leahy), Robert Joseph (Federal Marshall Joseph Reynolds), Laura Henry (Clerk #2), Shelley Berman (Judge Robert Sanders), Josh Braaten (Scott Warner), Jayne Brook (Rachel Lewiston), Kevin Isola (Michael Reisz), Zylan Brooks (Clerk #1), Marisa Coughlan (Melissa Hughes), Michael Hilow (P.I. Jerome), Ashley Rios (Fiona), April Rios (Fiona), Brad Bovee (P.I. Smollers), Matthew Lenhart (Foreperson)
When Alan Shore’s secretary, Melissa, is arrested for tax evasion, he takes on the case of this outspoken girl who says her late, patriotic grandfather would be proud of her for challenging the government.
Meanwhile, after a blind date with Shirley Schmidt’s nephew goes badly, Denise Bauer hopes her love life will improve when she meets a cute policeman.
And Paul Lewiston decides to stage an intervention for his crystal-meth-using daughter, insisting that a reluctant Brad Chase help him.
37 :02x20 - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Writer: Janet Leahy
Director: Ellie Kanner
Guest star: Tom Selleck (Ivan Tiggs), Ed Begley, Jr. (Clifford Cabot), Carol Kiernan (Manager), Anne Betancourt (Judge Isabel Hernandez), Joan McMurtrey (Natalie Cabot), Matt Malloy (Donald Wharton), Norma Michaels (Adele Freeman), Patricia Belcher (Judge Leslie Bishop), Andrew Prine (Sam Wolfson), Betty White (Catherine Piper), Ken Davitian (Mr. Kahanov), Lamont Dixon (Attendant)
While Shirley Schmidt and former husband Ivan Tiggs work together on a divorce case involving a couple arguing over their Victorian erotica collection, the recently remarried Ivan tries once again to woo Shirley back into his life.
Meanwhile, now that Paul Lewiston is single-handedly taking care of his three-year-old granddaughter, his presence at the firm is sporadic and his absence is sorely felt.
And, after Catherine Piper helps her 83-year-old friend, Adele, escape from the hospital where her court assigned conservator had placed her, Alan Shore steps in to help Adele regain control of her life.
38 :02x21 - Word Salad Days
Writer: Karen Wyscarver, Sanford Golden, Michael Reisz
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Guest star: Ron Canada (Judge Willard Reese), Jesse D. Goins (Dr. Anyar Marks), Joel Polis (Attorney Eric Yavitch), Francesca P. Roberts (Judge Jamie Atkinson), Jennifer Parsons (Dr. Reesa Klaywig), Romy Rosemont (Stephanie Beller), Kelly Connell (Attorney John Hoberg), Craig Anton (Ray Richardson), Margaret Welsh (Alena), Steven Eckholdt (A.D.A. Richard Kelton), Ken Land (Dr. Samuel Williams), Tessa Auberjonois (Evette), Aja Evans (Jessica), Adrian LaTourelle (Chris Mott), Marty Ryan (Jury Foreman), Christopher Carroll (Judge Stephen Bickel), Matt Knudsen (Waiter), Alyss Henderson (Pedicurist)
It’s a rough day in court for Alan Shore when he experiences an inexplicable case of “word salad” – a horrifying condition that causes him to speak unintelligible gibberish. To ease Shore’s anxiety, Denny Crane recommends that they enjoy a day at the spa.
Meanwhile, Denise Bauer defends a polygamist whose wives believe their husband has done nothing wrong and are willing to fight for their beliefs.
And Brad Chase defends his college buddy’s video game company, which is being sued by the mother of a boy who died after playing one of their games for two days straight
39 :02x22 - Ivan the Incorrigible
Writer: Phoef Sutton, Andrew Kreisberg
Director: Robert Yannetti
Guest star: Tom Selleck (Ivan Tiggs), Adam Arkin (A.D.A. Douglas Koupfer), Takayo Fischer (Court Clerk), Christian Clemenson (Jerry Espenson), Lauren Stamile (Audrey), Howard Hesseman (Judge Robert Thompson), Allan Louis (Ande Mkeba), Michael Raymond-James (Kevin Armus), Meredith Patterson (Missy)
Shirley Schmidt begins an affair with her ex-husband, Ivan Tiggs, believing that he has left his new wife, Missy. Then Missy, who is still with Ivan, suspects her husband is cheating on her and asks for Schmidt’s help.
Meanwhile, Alan Shore agrees to be co-counsel on an attempted murder case with Jerry Espenson, who has been in therapy since holding a cake knife to Schmidt’s throat.
40 :02x23 - Race Ipsa
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Lou Antonio
Guest star: Michael Ensign (Judge Paul Resnick), Randy Thompson (Officer Carl Ralston), Jonathan Palmer (Public Defender Michael Adams), Allan Wasserman (A.D.A. Oliver Goldberg), Peter MacNicol (Dr. Sydney Field), Jason Blicker (A.D.A. Duncan Jones), Page Kennedy (Dennis Pryor), Shelley Berman (Judge Robert Sanders), Scarlett Chorvat (Sandy), Kerry Washington (Chelina Hall), Deb Hiett (Cindy), Zylan Brooks (Clerk), Marisa Coughlan (Melissa Hughes), Rowan Joseph (Foreperson), Kurt Scholler (Bailiff)
During Denny Crane’s therapy session with Dr. Sydney Fields, a verbal showdown between the two results in Denny’s shooting the doctor. While Alan Shore defends Denny in court, the law partners discuss whether the time has come to oust Crane from the firm.
Meanwhile, Alan runs into Chelina Hall and their old chemistry returns when he enlists her help in a racially charged case.
And Brad Chase learns that he can’t keep a girl because he’s a lousy kisser, so he asks Denise Bauer to give him lessons.
41 :02x24 - Deep End of the Poole
Writer: Michael Reisz, Andrew Kreisberg
Director: Jeff Bleckner
Guest star: Annabelle Gurwitch (Attorney Vivian Marino), Glenda Morgan Brown (Foreperson), Adam Arkin (A.D.A. Douglas Koupfer), Lorna Raver (Judge Katherine Taylor), Christian Clemenson (Jerry Espenson), Shelley Berman (Judge Robert Sanders), Frank Payne (Phil Mickle), Larry Miller (Edwin Poole), Allan Louis (Ande Mkeba), Zylan Brooks (Clerk), Blair Bess (Detective), Marisa Coughlan (Melissa Hughes), Sarah Culberson (Female assistant)
Edwin Poole, a partner in the law firm of Crane, Poole & Schmidt, returns to work after a stint at a mental institution. But Shirley Schmidt wonders if he should have been released when he decides to help an obese computer technician sue a junk food manufacturer for causing his diabetes. Denny Crane represents Alan Shore, after Shore is arrested for advising a client accused of attempted murder to flee the county. Meanwhile, after their unexpected rendezvous, Brad Chase wants to explore the possibility of a relationship with Denise Bauer.
42 :02x25 - Squid Pro Quo
Writer: Janet Leahy, Lawrence Broch
Director: James Bagdonas
Guest star: Ray Proscia (Paul Schwimmer), Don McManus (Atty. John Lennox), Freddie Prinze, Jr. (Donny Crane), Jayne Brook (Rachel Lewiston), Christopher Moynihan (Derek Roth), Harsh Nayyar (Dr. Barati Waibi), Jenny O'Hara (Judge Kimberly Ohlund), Laura Carson (Foreperson), Purva Bedi (Translator), Parker Posey (Marlene Stanger), Amrapali Ambegaokar (Kavita Pokharel), Marisa Coughlan (Melissa Hughes), Ashley Rios (Fiona), April Rios (Fiona), Jennifer Lynne Wetzel (Tina Moran), Joe Conti (Bailiff)
The ambitious but back-stabbing Marlene Stanger, also known as “The Squid” – the only animal believed to be able to kill a shark – joins the firm, and Denise Bauer wonders if there’s enough room for the both of them.
Meanwhile, when Denny Crane is pitted in court against his son, attorney Donny Crane, their politically different viewpoints come to the surface as they seek justice in a case about a woman who lost her baby at an inadequately supplied clinic in Nepal. And, after Paul Lewiston’s daughter, Rachel, returns from rehab, Brad Chase hopes they can pursue a relationship.
43 :02x26 - Spring Fever
Writer: Andrew Kreisberg, Janet Leahy
Director: Mike Listo
Guest star: Wes Craven (Himself), Dennis Cockrum (Detective Gary Jacobs), Ed Begley, Jr. (Clifford Cabot), Ana Ortiz (A.D.A. Holly Raines), David Burke (D.A. Casey Mathias), Jonathan Craig Williams (Frank Lawrence), Jeri Ryan (Courtney Reese), Lindsay Frost (Beth Guttman), Steve Valentine (Dan Rice), Jayne Brook (Rachel Lewiston), McKinley Freeman (Entertainment Lawyer), Robert Wagner (Barry Goal), Richard V. Licata (Judge Dale Melman), Howard Hesseman (Judge Robert Thompson), Parker Posey (Marlene Stanger), Bob Rusch (John), Jeanne Simpson (Teresa Klein), Mark Edward Smith (Bailiff), Marty Lodge (Rick Guttman), Emily Montague (Hannah Guttman), Sara Erikson (Kate), Christine Insley (Corinne)
Denny Crane and Alan Shore travel to the Los Angeles office of Crane, Poole & Schmidt for business and wind up unexpectedly taking on a case with a decidedly Hollywood flavor. Once there, they spend time with senior partner Barry Goal, a powerful and cagey attorney who, like Crane, is no stranger to the spotlight.
Back in Boston, Shirley Schmidt must once again defend Professor Clifford Cabot, this time on charges of soliciting a prostitute -- an act he claims was purely for the purposes of academic research.
Denise Bauer and Marlene Stanger, who are both vying for partnership at the firm, compete to assist Schmidt in the case.
Meanwhile, Brad Chase’s teenaged niece is accused of giving pharmaceutical drugs to a boy at a party and is charged with his murder.
44 :02x27 - BL: Los Angeles
Writer: Michael Reisz, Lawrence Broch
Director: Bill D'Elia
Guest star: Michael J. Fox (Daniel Post), Robert Foxworth (Judge Simon Devon), Reggie Jordan (Reporter #2), Jere Burns (A.D.A. Joe Isaacs), Ana Ortiz (A.D.A. Holly Raines), William C. Mitchell (Judge Harold Hasson), Saida Pagan (Reporter #4), Rebecca Lin (Receptionist), Jeri Ryan (Courtney Reese), Robin Riker (Candi Springtime), Patrick Belton (Reporter #5), Lindsay Frost (Beth Guttman), Steve Valentine (Dan Rice), Robert Wagner (Barry Goal), Gerald Downey (Joel Kohn), Howard Hesseman (Judge Robert Thompson), Parker Posey (Marlene Stanger), Marty Lodge (Rick Guttman), Austin Highsmith (Lara Kohn), Emily Montague (Hannah Guttman), Denise Boutte (Reporter #6), Patrick Brown (Reporter #7), Sean Blodgett (Reporter #1), Tammy La (Reporter #3), Jean Montanti (Foreperson)
Alan Shore takes on the attempted murder trial of the beautiful and sexy Courtney Rae (Jeri Ryan), a Hollywood celebrity who shot a paparazzo she felt was a threat to her life.
Meanwhile both Denny Crane and the LA firm’s senior partner, Barry Goal, are captivated with Ms. Rae.
Denise Bauer thinks the sly new associate, Marlene Stanger, will ruin her chances of making partner, so she employs some back-stabbing techniques of her own.
And, after Brad Chase’s sister fires him from defending his teenaged niece at her murder trial, the girl takes it upon herself to re-hire her uncle.
45 :03x01 - Can't We All Get a Lung
Writer: David E. Kelley, Corinne Brinkerhoff
Director: Mike Listo
Guest star: Michael J. Fox (Daniel Post), Randy Thompson (Officer Carl Ralston), Jane Lynch (Joanna Monroe), Armin Shimerman (Judge Brian Hooper), Denis Arndt (A.D.A. Joshua Wendt), Christian Clemenson (Jerry Espenson), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), Currie Graham (A.D.A Frank Ginsberg), John Hartmann (Tom Raulston), Parker Posey (Marlene Stanger), Michael C. Alexander (Officer Michaels), Marisa Coughlan (Melissa Hughes), Marcella Lentz-Pope (Megan Raulston), Treisa Gary (Foreperson), John Papapavlos (Clerk)
Denise and Schmidt defend Daniel Post after hes arrested for trying to buy a lung. Meanwhile, Shore reunites passionately with Marlene and defends his pal, Jerry Hands Espenson, after hes caught driving in the carpool lane with a life-sized sex doll.
46 :03x02 - New Kids on the Block
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Bill D'Elia
Guest star: Katey Sagal (Barbara Little), Armin Shimerman (Judge Brian Hooper), Jill Brennan (Gracie Jane), David Weisenberg (Man in Suit), Curtis Armstrong (Dr. Zachary Simon), Constance Zimmer (Claire Simms), Takayo Fischer (Court Clerk), Gary Anthony Williams (Clarice/Clarence Bell), Tyler Labine (A.D.A. Jonathan Winant), Meredith Eaton (Bethany Horowitz), David Bottrell (Lincoln Meyer), Vic Polizos (Detective Frank Richmond), Anthony Heald (Judge Harvey Cooper), Ashton Holmes (Scott Little), Marisa Coughlan (Melissa Hughes), Rob Narita (Dr. Kerry Woo)
Jeffrey Coho takes on a new client, Scott Little, who has been accused of murdering a judge. Handling this high profile case his first day at the office, Coho immediately makes a splash at Crane Poole & Schmidt. Meanwhile, Cranes online date threatens to sue the firm, and Shore takes on a cross-dressing client fired for taking maternity leave
47 :03x03 - Desperately Seeking Shirley
Writer: Janet Leahy, David E. Kelley
Director: James Bagdonas
Guest star: Tom Selleck (Ivan Tiggs), Ron Canada (Judge Willard Reese), Katey Sagal (Barbara Little), Robin Krieger (Pundit #2), Armin Shimerman (Judge Brian Hooper), Mark L. Taylor (Attorney Adam Jovanka), Jill Brennan (Gracie Jane), Curtis Armstrong (Dr. Zachary Simon), Ethan Phillips (Michael Schiller), Constance Zimmer (Claire Simms), Tyler Labine (A.D.A. Jonathan Winant), Meredith Eaton (Bethany Horowitz), David Bottrell (Lincoln Meyer), John Eric Montana (Pundit #1), Anthony Heald (Judge Harvey Cooper), Ashton Holmes (Scott Little), Adriana Demeo (Julie), Meredith Patterson (Missy Tiggs)
When Ivan Tiggs wants to invalidate the post-nup Shirley Schmidt drafted so he can divorce his current wife, Schmidt finds herself in court, battling her former lover -- and his new attorney, Alan Shore. Meanwhile, Jeffrey Cohos persistence and ethically dubious tactics help him elicit key information from witnesses as he prepares to defend an accused murderer, and Denny Cranes petite Internet date, hurt by his comments on her size, pursues a lawsuit against him.
48 :03x04 - Fine Young Cannibal
Writer: David E. Kelley, Susan Dickes
Director: Robert Yannetti
Guest star: Leah Lail (Annie Spotnick), Katey Sagal (Barbara Little), Jan Hoag (Jane Baker), Armin Shimerman (Judge Brian Hooper), Mark L. Taylor (Attorney Adam Jovanka), Jill Brennan (Gracie Jane), Curtis Armstrong (Dr. Zachary Simon), Constance Zimmer (Claire Simms), Thom Gossom, Jr. (Judge Blake Winters), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), Tyler Labine (A.D.A. Jonathan Winant), Currie Graham (A.D.A. Frank Ginsberg), Meredith Eaton (Bethany Horowitz), Betty White (Catherine Piper), David Bottrell (Lincoln Meyer), Ashton Holmes (Scott Little), Mike Binder (Clarence Nichols)
Fine Young Cannibal Alan Shores attraction to Shirley Schmidt increases as the two of them handle the case of a homeless man accused of cannibalism; Denny Crane finds himself drawn to the feisty, small-statured Bethany while he helps her try a case against an HMO; and Jeffrey Coho continues his defense of accused murderer Scott Little in the most high profile murder case Boston has seen in years.
49 :03x05 - Whose God Is It Anyway?
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Lou Antonio
Guest star: Lake Bell (Sally Heep), Ron Canada (Judge Willard Reese), Katey Sagal (Barbara Little), Armin Shimerman (Judge Brian Hooper), Jill Brennan (Gracie Jane), Curtis Armstrong (Dr. Zachary Simon), Chris Diamantopoulos (Douglas Karnes), Ethan Phillips (Michael Schiller), Constance Zimmer (Claire Simms), Christian Clemenson (Jerry Espenson), Tyler Labine (A.D.A. Jonathan Winant), Harvey Levin (Himself), Meredith Eaton (Bethany Horowitz), Joan Rivers (Herself), David Bottrell (Lincoln Meyer), Vic Polizos (Detective Frank Richmond), Rikki Klieman (Herself), Anthony Heald (Judge Harvey Cooper), Ashton Holmes (Scott Little), Marco Antonio Martinez (Foreman 1), Hollis Doherty (Foreperson)
In the midst of a media frenzy, Jeffrey Coho and his legal team go to court on the high-profile murder trial of Scott Little, whose estranged father makes a shocking revelation on the stand. Meanwhile, Denny Crane continues to develop feelings for the petite Bethany Horowitz, and Alan Shore defends Jerry Hands Espenson for firing a Scientologist and is surprised to see a familiar face as opposing counsel, Sally Heep.
50 :03x06 - The Verdict
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Jeff Bleckner
Guest star: Lake Bell (Sally Heep), Constance Zimmer (Claire Simms), Katey Sagal (Barbara Little), Tyler Labine (A.D.A. Jonathan Winant), Jane Lynch (Joanna Monroe), Curtis Armstrong (Dr. Zachary Simon), Ashton Holmes (Scott Little), Meredith Eaton (Bethany Horowitz), Armin Shimerman (Judge Brian Hooper), Ethan Phillips (Michael Schiller), Anthony Heald (Judge Harvey Cooper), David Bottrell (Lincoln Meyer), Jill Brennan (Gracie Jane), Vic Polizos (Detective Richmond), Marco Antonio Martinez (Foreman)
Jeffrey Coho and his defense team must do all they can to undo the damage caused by the father of accused murderer Scott Little, who makes a disturbing allegation about his own sons attraction to his mother, Barbara. Meanwhile, Alan Shore has renewed his romance with former associate Sally Heep, but feeling unfulfilled, he goes to his sex therapist, Joanna, for help.
51 :03x07 - Trick or Treat
Writer: Lawrence Broch, David E. Kelley
Director: Mike Listo
Guest star: Constance Zimmer (Claire Simms), Delta Burke (Bella Horowitz), Christian Clemenson (Jerry Espenson), Marisa Coughlan (Melissa Hughes), Meredith Eaton (Bethany Horowitz), David Bottrell (Lincoln Meyer), Tom Verica (A.U.S.A Carl Newell), Jason Blicker (A.D.A. Duncan Jones), Richard V. Licata (Judge Dale Melman), Armin Shimerman (Judge Brian Hooper), Stuart Pankin (Judge Gilbert Potts), Richie Keen (Luke Kenneally), Nelson Mashita (Poi), Ned Bellamy (Harold Pines), Rene Hamilton (Foreperson)
On Halloween, Denise Bauer receives bad news about her fiancé, Daniel Post, and goes on a bizarre search for him. Meanwhile, Alan Shore defends Jerry Espenson for lying about his death penalty beliefs on a Federal jury questionnaire; Jeffrey Coho is sued for defamation by Lincoln Meyer, the peeping tom neighbor from the Scott Little trial; and as things heat up between Denny Crane and his diminutive girlfriend, Bethany, she takes him to meet her mother, and all three receive a big shock.
52 :03x08 - Lincoln (Part 1)
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Steve Robin
Guest star: Christian Clemenson (Jerry Espenson), Laura Leighton (Erica Dolenz), Delta Burke (Bella Horowitz), Meredith Eaton (Bethany Horowitz), Missi Pyle (Renee Winger), David Bottrell (Lincoln Meyer), Michael Ensign (Judge Paul Resnick), Jim Ortlieb (Dr. George Murrow), Patrick Breen (A.D.A. Otto Beedle), John Thaddeus (Detective John Stephenson), Cameron Daddo (Sean Wilkes), Ellen Bry (Attorney Shelby Morris), Nigel Gibbs (Detective Wade Spindle), Jill Brennan (Gracie Jane), Laura Henry (Clerk), Ted Lyde (Robert Coldwell)), Rich Hickman (Ted Lyde)
Alan Shore comes to the aid of Jerry Hands Espenson, whose troubled client stands accused of murdering her ex-girlfriend. Meanwhile, the eccentric Lincoln Meyer resurfaces at the firm, taking a peculiar interest in Shirley Schmidt. Denny Crane and Bella Horowitz, the mother of his diminutive girlfriend, Bethany, anxiously await paternity test results to determine whether he is Bethanys father.
53 :03x09 - On the Ledge (Part 2)
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Bill D'Elia
Guest star: Christian Clemenson (Jerry Espenson), Laura Leighton (Erica Dolenz), Delta Burke (Bella Horowitz), Missi Pyle (Renee Winger), David Bottrell (Lincoln Meyer), Michael Ensign (Judge Paul Resnick), Patrick Breen (A.D.A. Otto Beedle), John Thaddeus (Detective John Stephenson), Jim Ortlieb (Dr. George Murrow), Cameron Daddo (Sean Wilkes), Ellen Bry (Attorney Shelby Morris), Nigel Gibbs (Detective Wade Spindle), Jill Brennan (Gracie Jane)
Shirley Schmidt attempts to reason with her kidnapper, the peculiar Lincoln Meyer, who turns out to be significantly more depraved than she realized. Meanwhile, Jerry Espenson's legal skills shine as he and Alan Shore defend a woman accused of killing her ex-girlfriend, and Denny Crane is overcome with jealousy when he catches Jerry and Alan bonding over Scotch and cigars.
54 :03x10 - The Nutcrackers
Writer: David E. Kelley, Karen Wyscarver, Sanford Golden, Phoef Sutton
Director: John Terlesky
Guest star: Delta Burke (Bella Horowitz), Meredith Eaton (Bethany Horowitz), Christian Clemenson (Jerry Espenson), Gary Anthony Williams (Clarice/Clarence Bell), Marisa Coughlan (Melissa Hughes), Loretta Devine (Annabelle Carruthers), Kathleen Wilhoite (Sophia Wilson), Jessy Schram (Claire Wilson), Christine Dunford (Attorney Shelley Ford), Mary Boucher (Judge Rose Olsheim), Butch Hammett (George Tanner), Annie Wersching (Ellen Tanner), Gennelle Dedek (Katey Tanner), Alanna Dedek (Lauren Tanner), Michelle Forbes (Juliette Monroe), Tina Morasco (Annette Shaw), Clyde Kusatsu (Judge Matsumura), Rebecca Lin (Receptionist), Dig Wayne (Attorney Beckham)
Alan Shore takes the case of a mother desperate to retain custody of her pre-teen daughters -- who turn out to be white supremacist singing sensations. Meanwhile, Brad Chase, Jeffrey Coho and Denise Bauer represent a woman who wants to sue God after her husband is struck by lightning, Denny Crane helps a woman whose anorexic daughter is seeking emancipation, and Shirley Schmidt makes a bet with Shore that is revealed at the office Christmas party.
55 :03x11 - Angel of Death
Writer: Craig Turk, Janet Leahy, David E. Kelley
Director: Tom Verica
Guest star: Nia Long (Vanessa Walker), Ann Cusack (Dr. Donna Follette), Dakin Matthews (Judge Harvey Fletcher), Matt Letscher (A.D.A. Adam Mersel), Merrin Dungey (Sandy Zionts), Brent Jennings (Marshall Gottlieb), Maree Cheatham (Georgina Babineaux), Mark Chaet (Attorney Byron Robb), Stephen Browder (Bailiff), Joseph Buttler (Foreman)
Alan goes to New Orleans to help a New York attorney with the defense of a doctor on trial for euthanizing five patients during Hurricane Katrina. Meanwhile, Clarence is thrown out of an all-female gym, and Coho tries to woo Denise.
56 :03x12 - Nuts
Writer: Janet Leahy, David E. Kelley, Andrew Kreisberg
Director: Adam Arkin
Guest star: Nia Long (Vanessa Walker), Meredith Eaton (Bethany Horowitz), Kim Evey (Helen Choi), Sian Heder (Rachel Beckett), Matthew Kaminsky (Mike Beckett), Anna Gunn (Attorney Susan Bixby), Lou Beatty, Jr. (Judge Kolodny), John Marshall Jones (Adam Murch), Wolf Muser (Linwood Winchell), Zach Grenier (U.S. Attorney Chris Randolph), Debra Mooney (Judge Patrice Webb), Theo Wilson (Foreman)
Denny Crane, dismayed to learn his name is on the federal No-Fly List, asks for Alan Shores help in taking on Homeland Security. Shirley Schmidt and Vanessa Walker defend a third-grade teacher charged with wrongful death after her student has a fatal allergic reaction in class. Meanwhile, the cross-dressing Clarence adopts yet another persona.
57 :03x13 - Dumping Bella
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Eric Stoltz
Guest star: Nia Long (Vanessa Walker), Delta Burke (Bella Horowitz), Meredith Eaton (Bethany Horowitz), Shelley Berman (Judge Robert Sanders), P. J. Byrne (Matthew Steinkellner), Christopher Neiman (Marshall Prig)
When Denny Crane's latest love, Bella, is attacked by animal rights activists, an irate Denny prepares to square off against the protestors and their vindictive lawyer -- Dennys ex, Bethany. Meanwhile, Brad suspects hes not the only person in the office enjoying a friends-with-benefits relationship with Denise; Clarence expresses romantic interest in Claire; and Paul Lewiston plans an office costume party to boost company morale.
58 :03x14 - Selling Sickness
Writer: Andrew Kreisberg, Corinne Brinkerhoff
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Guest star: Meredith Eaton (Bethany Horowitz), Ed Begley, Jr. (Clifford Cabot), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), Shelley Berman (Judge Robert Sanders), Gail O'Grady (Judge Gloria Weldon), Carlos Gomez (Attorney Ernesto Herrera), Stacey Travis (Carol Cabot), Hallee Hirsh (Michelle Cabot-Levinson), Scott Klace (Dr. Mitchell Levinson), Erica Gimpel (Attorney Samantha Fried), Peter MacKenzie (Reid Harrington), Butch Klein (Ray), Steve Seagren (Bellows), Takayo Fischer (Clerk), James Edson (Smith), Tony Winters (Ruppelo), Mark Tomesek (Edison), Victoria Hoffman (Foreperson), David Pearl (Bailiff)
Alan Shore, Denny Crane and Bethany Horowitz are hired to represent a judge who is suing a company for not delivering on its promise to cure him of his homosexuality. Meanwhile, Shirley Schmidt takes on a case involving the use of a controversial new drug that can dull traumatic memories, and Denise is shocked to discover she's pregnant -- but doesn't know whether the father is Brad Chase or Jeffrey Coho.
59 :03x15 - Fat Burner
Writer: Michael Reisz, Janet Leahy
Director: Steve Robin
Guest star: Meredith Eaton (Bethany Horowitz), Currie Graham (A.D.A. Frank Ginsberg), Howard Hesseman (Judge Robert Thompson), Phil Abrams (Lou Schneider), Raina Simone Moore (Ania Gadios), Joyce Guy (Riva Boitelle), Christine Tucci (D.A. Mary Ann Huff), Ron Canada (Judge Willard Reese), K. T. Thangavelu (Dr. Futz), Brian Carpenter (Dr. Ferrell), Sue Nelson (Dr. Hoffman), Mark Henderson (Dr. Perry), Brent Keast (Dr. Brill), Chandler Hill (Dr. Kirk), Matt Riedy (Dr. Duncan), Ungela Brockman (Dr. Powell), David Pearl (Bailiff)
Fat Burner Alan once again defends Denny, who has been arrested, this time for illegally shipping human fat out of the country to create a new source of fuel production. Meanwhile, Clarence Bell must put on a brave face as he tries his first case a homicide with the help of Bethany Horowitz and Paul Lewiston, and a member of Crane Poole & Schmidt bids farewell.
60 :03x16 - The Good Lawyer
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Michael Pressman
Guest star: Christian Clemenson (Jerry Espenson), Meredith Eaton (Bethany Horowitz), Jane Lynch (Joanna Monroe), Shelley Berman (Judge Robert Sanders), Stephen Tobolowsky (Alvin Azinabinacroft), Debra Mooney (Judge Patrice Webb), Patrick Breen (A.D.A. Otto Beadle), Michael Chieffo (Dr. Saul Robbins), Jennifer Apsen (Maureen Fleming), Robin Pearson Rose (Janet Fleming), Ron Ostrow (Attorney Cone), Carey Scott (Officer), Jennifer Aspen (Maureen Fleming), Brian Chenoweth (Marshall Bettman), La Shun Ellis (Foreperson), Andrea Massion (Cantor Ravitz), Jerry Ram Cutler (Rabbi Hershman), Max Knowles (Boy #1), Dakota Sky (Boy #2)
Alan Shore pulls double-duty in court, representing two separate clients: A woman who stole her late father's plastinized body from an art museum, and a cognitive therapist fired from his job at a hospital for imparting his belief in UFOs to his clients. Meanwhile, Clarence Bell is emotionally distracted by Claire Simms' invitation to dinner -- and possibly more -- at her house, Bethany Horowitz forces Denny Crane to attend temple with her, and Denise Bauer and Brad Chase continue to be at odds about the future or lack thereof of their relationship.
61 :03x17 - The Bride Wore Blood
Writer: Susan Dickes, David E. Kelley
Director: Mike Listo
Guest star: Michael Ensign (Judge Paul Resnick), Judith Moreland (Detective Ellen Adams), Pete Gardner (Mr. Nayman), William Russ (A.D.A. Christopher Palmer), Michael Patrick McGill (Officer Brian Whistler), Megan Mullally (Renata Hill), Leyna Nguyen (Reporter), Jake Richardson (Graham), Patrick Renna (Warren Peters), Meredith Eaton (Bethany Horowitz), Debra Mooney (Judge Patrice Webb), Stephen Hornyak (Officer), Jenjer Vick Robin (Helen), Lovensky Jean-baptiste (Jerome Harris), Wade Areal Junior (Officer #2)
Megan Mullally as Renata Hill, a former lover and co-worker of Alan Shores. No stranger to trouble, Renata reunites with Shore as she dashes down the courthouse hallway wearing a bloody wedding gown, carrying a bloody pair of scissors and proclaiming her innocence in the murder of her betrothed. Meanwhile, Claire Simms gets stuck defending a cocky young man accused of stealing a cell phone, and Denny Crane tries to understand why Bethany Horowitz thinks hes a bigot.
62 :03x18 - Son of the Defender
Writer: David E. Kelley, Phoef Sutton
Director: Bill D'Elia
Guest star: Barry Sigismondi (Officer James), Jackie Debatin (Jenna Aesop), Billy Mayo (Detective Sean Wilkins), Randy Thompson (Officer Carl Ralston), Michael G. Hagerty (Wally Bird), James Keane (Joe Gordon), Mark L. Taylor (Attorney Adam Jovanka), Lawrence Pressman (Judge Floyd Hurwitz), Stephen Lee (Aaron Sears), Meredith Eaton (Bethany Horowitz), Bonnie Bailey-Reed (Harriet Bird), Stacey Moseley (Karen Sears), Karen Lew (Clerk), Brandi Burkhardt (Debbie), Patricia Mizen (Bobbie), Marcus Folmar (Jail Bailiff #2), Kurt Scholler (Jail Bailiff #1)
A man with a decades-long grudge against Denny Crane and his late attorney father takes the firm hostage, forcing staff at Crane, Poole & Schmidt to re-try a murder case in which a young Denny ensured the defendants acquittal. Scenes from a 50-year-old television pilot, The Defender featuring a young William Shatner are incorporated into the episode to show what transpired during the original case that led to the modern day hostage taking. Meanwhile, Alan Shore's attempt to defend an accused prostitute lands him in jail for contempt of court.
63 :03x19 - Brotherly Love
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Robert Yannetti
Guest star: Scott Allan Campbell (Detective Scott Reynolds), Phyllis Diller (Herself), Don McManus (A.D.A. John Lennox), Rebecca Metz (Lynne Cox), Shelley Berman (Judge Robert Sanders), Scott Michael Campbell (Neil Cox), Frank Whaley (Frankie Cox), Laura Kai Chen (Mary), Kimberly Fox (Barista), Rebecca Avery (Foreperson), Mark Edward Smith (Bailiff)
Alan Shore and Denny Crane defend a rather unscrupulous lawyer accused of obstructing justice on behalf of his brother. Meanwhile, interoffice couples Brad Chase & Denise Bauer and Claire Simms & Clarence Bell each deal with major revelations in their relationships, and Denny practices the positive thinking philosophy, "the secret" -- convinced that he can wish Raquel Welch into his life.
64 :03x20 - Guise 'n Dolls
Writer: David E. Kelley, Karen Wyscarver, Sanford Golden
Director: John Terlesky
Guest star: Michael Bofshever (Charles Costello), Jim Jansen (Marshall Kennedy), Gail O'Grady (Judge Gloria Weldon), Christian Clemenson (Jerry Espenson), Kate Hodge (Kaye Kent), Jaleel White (Kevin Givens), Glen Walker (News Anchor), Nicole J. Butler (Clerk)
Alan Shore finds himself pitted against old friend Jerry Espenson in a case of a woman suing a department store for selling "pornographic" dolls to kids. Meanwhile, Shirley Schmidt and Paul Lewiston must decide the fate of Denny Crane after he makes a politically incorrect statement to an African-American under consideration for employment at the firm, and a colleague's valued opinion causes Denise Bauer to re-think her future with Brad.
65 :03x21 - Tea and Sympathy
Writer: Karen Wyscarver, Sanford Golden
Director: Jeff Bleckner
Guest star: Lou Beatty, Jr. (Judge Gordon Kolodny), Katherine La Nasa (Pat Ontario), Joey Slotnick (Simon Griffin), Victor McCay (Dr. Malcolm Freemont), Gail O'Grady (Judge Gloria Weldon), Christian Clemenson (Jerry Espenson), Shelley Berman (Judge Robert Sanders), April Grace (Attorney Regina Williams), Currie Graham (A.D.A. Frank Ginsberg), Emily Nelson (Marcie Cooper)
Shirley Schmidt takes on the case of a man who was spontaneously cured of HIV and is trying to maintain legal ownership of his blood. Meanwhile, when ex-flame Judge Weldon calls on Alan Shore to defend her in a drug case, Alan finds himself having to fend off Denny Crane who is smitten with the sexy judge. Also, Clarence Bell goes up against Jerry Espenson when a girl is kicked out of a sorority for being socially awkward, and Brad Chase's desire to have a military wedding doesn't go over well with Denise Bauer.
66 :03x22 - Guantanamo By The Bay
Writer: David E. Kelley, Andrew Kreisberg
Director: James Bagdonas
Guest star: Ron Canada (Judge Willard Reese), Angela Goethals (Officer Ellen Belott), Peter Jacobson (D.A. Randy Golden), Tarek Ramini (Benyam Kallah), Mitch Pileggi (U.S. Attorney Mark Freestone), Bernadette Peters (Judge Marianna Folger), Gail O'Grady (Judge Gloria Weldon), Christian Clemenson (Jerry Espenson), Patrick Renna (Warren Peters), Meredith Eaton (Bethany Horowitz), Leon Russell (Colonel George Hegarty)
Alan Shore sues the United States on behalf of a client who was tortured for two years at a detention camp. Meanwhile, Jerry Espenson begs Shirley Schmidt to let him have his job back at the firm -- despite the fact that he'd once tried to kill her -- and Claire defends a lawyer who committed a sexual assault after hearing a prank radio program proclaiming the world was coming to an end.
67 :03x23 - Duck And Cover
Writer: Michael Reisz, Susan Dickes
Director: Mike Listo
Guest star: Chuck McCann (Judge Byron Fudd), Jim Holmes (ICE Agent Daniel Foster), Michael Gross (Father Nicholas McClinton), Robert Costanzo (Wayne Picker), Kali Rocha (Allison Lovejoy), Christian Clemenson (Jerry Espenson), Shelley Berman (Judge Robert Sanders), Wayne Mitchell (FBI Agent), Ray Abruzzo (A.U.S.A. Kevin Gibson), Veanne Cox (Dr. Kathleen Ryan), Cecilia Suarez (Maria Delgadillo), Cade Olivas (Alberto Lopez), Randall Rapstine (Foreman), Forrest Landis (Altar Boy), Mary Elizabeth Barrett (Clerk)
Brad and Denise's wedding takes a wrong turn when the priest who is marrying them is suddenly arrested for harboring illegal aliens. Alan Shore takes on the Father's case, but when Denise goes into labor, Brad frantically searches for someone to marry them so that their child is not born out of wedlock. Meanwhile, Jerry Espenson defends a woman who is being evicted from her apartment because of her pet duck who serves as emotional support to help her anxiety -- and Alan is puzzled when he discovers that Denny Crane has the Stanley Cup in his possession.
68 :03x24 - Trial of the Century
Writer: Corinne Brinkerhoff, David E. Kelley
Director: Bill D'Elia
Guest star: Kevin Dunn (Attorney Jonathan Weiner), Lee Garlington (Alisa McKenzie), Amy Aquino (Judge Phyllis Tamber), Jill Brennan (Gracie Jane), Christian Clemenson (Jerry Espenson), Josh Zuckerman (Michael Scanlon), Leyna Nguyen (Reporter), Lisa Waltz (Dorothy Scanlon), Dan Byrd (Edward Scanlon), Aisha Tyler (A.D.A. Taryn Campbell), Ismail Bashey (Dr. Martin Lee), Matt DeCaro (Dr. Jacob Levine), Ella Pantoliano (Pavlova Kharminov), Greta Sesheta (Foreperson), Jack Impellizzeri (Officer Jackson), Kurt Scholler (Bailiff)
Alan Shore and Denny Crane represent two brothers accused of killing their abusive father, and Clarence Bell and Jerry Espenson take on a huge gambling establishment when a woman alleges that her out-of-control gambling debts were the fault of the casino.
69 :04x01 - Beauty and the Beast
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Bill D'Elia
Guest star: Mark Valley (A.D.A. Brad Chase), Yvette Nicole Brown (Doris Thumper), Gail O'Grady (Judge Gloria Weldon), Bellamy Young (Cynthia Nichols), Shelley Berman (Judge Robert Sanders), Robert Clotworthy (Zachary West), Obba Babatundé (Dr. Victor Rivers), Rob Brownstein (Dr. Timothy Wood), Craig "muMs" Grant (Joseph Washington)
When a major university accepts a donation for environmental research from an oil company, Shirley Schmidt reneges on her own donation and is sued. Alan Shore defends her and is rattled when he meets his opposition, Lorraine Weller -- an old flame. Denny Crane is arrested for soliciting a prostitute and Carl Sack, a senior partner recently transferred to CP&S Boston to run litigation, butts heads with Clarence when he discovers an internet video of Clarice singing in a local competition. Meanwhile, Jerry Espenson assists Katie Lloyd on her first case, a grisly homicide.
70 :04x02 - The Innocent Man
Writer: David E. Kelley, Susan Dickes
Director: Mike Listo
Guest star: Mark Valley (A.D.A. Brad Chase), Pamela Adlon (Attorney Emma Path), Tony Todd (Detective Walter Berenson), Christie Lynn Smith (Maureen Janely), Gail O'Grady (Judge Gloria Weldon), Obba Babatundé (Dr. Stanley Rivers), Rob Brownstein (Dr. Timothy Wood), Ken Jeong (Coroner Myron Okubo), Craig "muMs" Grant (Joseph Washington), Michael Loeffelholz (Reverend Kurt Joyner)
While assisting Jerry Espenson and Katie Lloyd with a high profile murder trial, Alan struggles with his love life. Lorraine Weller is hired at Crane Poole & Schmidt, and Alan can't resist her. Neither can Denny. Meanwhile, Lorraine and Clarence Bell take on the case of a woman who, after having an affair with her pastor, is dumped and loses her faith; and Judge Gloria Weldon awaits Alan's decision about fathering her baby.
71 :04x03 - The Chicken and The Leg
Writer: Lawrence Broch, David E. Kelley
Director: James Bagdonas
Guest star: Dan Gilvezan (Evan Holt), Kay Panabaker (Abby Holt), Mark L. Taylor (Attorney Adam Jovanka), Clare Carey (Deena Rice), Patricia Belcher (Judge Leslie Bishop), Lauri Johnson (Sister Catherine O'Reilly), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), John Beasley (Detective Walter McKay), Currie Graham (A.D.A. Frank Ginsberg), Nora Dunn (Attorney Cynthia Rhodes), Rolando Molina (Miguel Obisbo)
Denny Crane is so convinced that Carl Sack will be on the losing side of a cockfighting case that he wagers an extremely large sum with him; Alan Shore and Lorraine Weller pursue a lawsuit against a high school -- which teaches abstinence-only sex education -- after a 15-year-old girl contracts HIV; and Katie Lloyd and Jerry Espenson take on the case of a woman who alleges that a psychologist's therapy sessions caused her husband's suicide.
72 :04x04 - Do Tell
Writer: Phoef Sutton, Lawrence Broch, David E. Kelley
Director: Steve Robin
Guest star: Sam McMurray (General Mark "Fitz" Fitzgerald), Lauri Johnson (Sister Catherine O'Reilly), Rick Deats (General Milton Eckert), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), Roma Maffia (Judge Victoria Peyton), Jessica Tuck (Attorney Sheila Zale), Paul Schulze (JAG Schoenewics), Rolando Molina (Miguel Obisbo)
When General "Fitz" Fitzgerald reveals his homosexuality and the army threatens to discharge him, he comes to Crane Poole & Schmidt for help. Denny is shocked by the truth about his old friend and Shirley agrees to take Fitz's case. Meanwhile, Carl Sack asks Katie Lloyd to assist new Crane Poole & Schmidt associate Whitney Rome in a custody battle over a nine-year-old bullfighter; and Alan Shore finds himself speaking "word salad" gibberish but won't admit what the cause is.
73 :04x05 - Hope and Glory
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Robert Yannetti
Guest star: Chuck McCann (Judge Byron Fudd), Frank Birney (Judge William Howe), Mark Moses (Attorney George McDougal), Paul Dooley (Judge Wendel Donahue), Jill Brennan (Gracie Jane), Peter Onorati (A.D.A. Stewart Betts), Michael Wiseman (D.A. Bret Haber), Mare Winningham (Patrice Kelly), Betsy Brandt (Gwen Richards), Craig "muMs" Grant (Joseph Washington)
Alan Shore finds himself in a predicament when a woman, Patrice Kelly, asks his advice on how to kill the man who murdered her daughter and was acquitted by reason of temporary insanity. Meanwhile, Katie Lloyd and Jerry Espenson attempt to overturn Megan's Law while trying to save their falsely accused client, Joseph Washington, from unjust persecution; and Lorraine Weller tries to help Alan overcome his deep-rooted childhood fears, which are causing him to speak "word salad" gibberish whenever she's around.
74 :04x06 - The Object of My Affection
Writer: Corinne Brinkerhoff, David E. Kelley
Director: Eric Stoltz
Guest star: Pamela Adlon (Attorney Emma Path), Chuck McCann (Judge Byron Fudd), Mary Gross (Leigh Swift), Miriam Flynn (Gretchen Winters), Jill Brennan (Gracie Jane), Peter Onorati (A.D.A. Stewart Betts), Gregg Daniel (Dr. Jason Marcini), Rod McLachlan (Steve Hughes), Khali MacIntyre (Nancy Wilding), Mare Winningham (Patrice Kelly), Enn Reitel (Father Kevin Maher), Barry Primus (Professor Jeffrey Benoit)
lan Shore attempts to prove that Patrice Kelly was temporarily insane when she killed the man who murdered her daughter. Meanwhile, everyone thinks Denny Crane has finally lost it when he fires an associate lawyer for being fat; and Jerry Espenson helps an objectophile and fellow Aspergers syndrome sufferer locate her lost love a utility box.
75 :04x07 - Attack of the Xenophobes
Writer: Craig Turk, David E. Kelley
Director: John Terlesky
Guest star: Tom Wilson (Jeffrey Bass), Pamela Adlon (Attorney Emma Path), Ivar Brogger (Professor Matthew Tyler), Mary Gross (Leigh Swift), William Russ (Attorney Christopher Palmer), Gail O'Grady (Judge Gloria Weldon), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), Mark Derwin (Attorney Michael Eaves), Khali MacIntyre (Nancy Wilding), Lamont Thompson (Officer Aaron Payne), Kathy Lamkin (Judge Marcia Fudge)
Alan Shore helps Denny Crane defend himself in court when he is sued for firing an associate for being fat, Whitney Rome and Katie Lloyd take on a murder case in which the DA plans to use a functional MRI as evidence to prove that the accused former cop is a racist. Meanwhile, Carl Sack represents Clarence Bell when he sues an online site for posting an unflattering video of him as "Clarice"; Jerry is overcome with anxiety when he feels it's time to give his very first kiss to former client Leigh - a fellow Asperger's syndrome sufferer and objectophile - whom he's been dating; and Alan mulls over the thought of having a real, adult relationship with Lorraine Weller.
76 :04x08 - Oral Contracts
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Mike Listo
Guest star: Rene Auberjonois (Paul Lewiston), Steven Culp (A.D.A. Norman Wilson), Joel McCrary (Guy Flanders), Loretta Devine (Judge Victoria Thomson), Jill Brennan (Gracie Jane), Michael Patrick McGill (Officer Brian Whistler), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), Meredith Eaton (Bethany Horowitz), Robert Wuhl (Bob Binder)
Denny is arrested in the courthouse mens rom for allegedly soliciting an undercover officer in the next stall. Bethany goes up against Shirley in a case of free speech involving a shock jock fired for insulting the elderly.
77 :04x09 - No Brains Left Behind
Writer: David E. Kelley, Susan Dickes, Lawrence Broch
Director: Stephen Cragg
Guest star: Colby French (Officer Taylor Jessel), Mark L. Taylor (Attorney Adam Jovanka), Joe Guzaldo (Bert McAdams), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), Steve Hytner (Principal Daniels), Jenny Lewis (Judge Isabel Fisher), Allison Miller (Marlena Hoffman)
After trying to sue the National Guard for not coming to the aid of a business that was flooded out during a storm, Alan Shore and Denny Crane decide that it's up to them to stop complaining and do something about it. Meanwhile, Shirley Schmidt's granddaughter asks for her day in court when she's expelled from school for trying to make a social statement; Carl Sack informs Shirley that he feels ineffective at the firm and wants to return to the New York office; and the fate of Lorraine Weller's position at the firm is unknown when she comes clean about her past to Shirley.
78 :04x10 - Green Christmas
Writer: David E. Kelley, Craig Turk, Sanford Golden, Karen Wyscarver
Director: Lou Antonio
Guest star: Jim Antonio (Walt Bonner), Yvette Nicole Brown (Doris Thumper), Christine Dunford (Attorney Shelley Ford), Tom McGowan (Noris Milk), Christopher Rich (Attorney Melvin Palmer), Paul Cassell (Dr. Frank Wessmer), Karl T. Wright (Doyle Chernack)
Carl Sack and Katie Lloyd defend the firm against a client who claims Denny Crane misled them about the environmental friendliness of the Crane Poole and Schmidt offices. Meanwhile, Alan Shore takes on a bank when the lending institution threatens to foreclose on Clarence Bell's home; Jerry Espenson's objectophile girlfriend dumps him; and Sack makes a decision regarding the future of Lorraine Weller's employment at the firm.
79 :04x11 - Mad About You
Writer: Lawrence Broch, David E. Kelley
Director: Tom Verica
Guest star: Lou Beatty, Jr. (Judge Gordon Kolodny), Xander Berkeley (A.D.A. Rex Swarthmore), Patrick Fabian (Attorney Stanley Gould), Amy Hill (Dr. Kathleen Rosewell), Bess Armstrong (Penelope Kimball), Valerie Mahaffey (Mary Winston), Jenifer Lewis (Judge Isabel Fisher), Grant Shaud (Perry Winston)
Denny Crane takes on a high-profile murder case and refuses help from Alan Shore. While Denny basks in the spotlight, Shirley Schmidt, Carl Sack and the rest of the firm fear the personal and professional embarrassment from Denny's latest crusade for relevancy. Meanwhile, Jerry Espenson and Katie Lloyd are assigned to the case of a woman who wants to sue her husband's law firm for causing their divorce by advertising that divorce is the answer to all marital problems.
80 :04x12 - Roe v. Wade: The Musical
Director: Steve Robin
Guest star: Ron Canada (Judge Willard Reese), Jere Burns (Attorney Joe Isaacs), Mary Gross (Leigh Swift), Aaron D. Spears (Terrence Maxwell), Tom Kemp (Oliver Atkins), Roma Maffia (Judge Victoria Peyton), Elizabeth Dennehy (Samantha taylor), Meredith Patterson (Missy Tiggs)
Shirley Schmidt defends Missy Tiggs who, after being dumped by her husband, stole a man's semen and artificially impregnated herself.
Shirley finds herself going up against Alan Shore when he's hired to represent the man whose seed was heisted. Meanwhile, Jerry Espenson defends ex-girlfriend Leigh a fellow Asperger's syndrome sufferer and objectophile when she loses her teaching position for hugging a student.
81 :04x13 - Glow in the Dark
Guest star: Mary Gross (Leigh Swift), Alison La Placa (Andrea Michele), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), George Wyner (Al Bostick), Scott Bakula (Attorney Jack Ross)
Shirley has enlisted Alan and Denny to help her friend who has a lawsuit against the town for building a nuclear power plant there. But Shirley is shocked to learn that the opposing council is her former college sweetheart, which Carl Sack has discovered. Meanwhile, Katie is warned by Leigh to stay away from her boyfriend.
82 :04x14 - Rescue Me
Writer: Susan Dickes, Corinne Brinkerhoff, David E. Kelley
Director: Mike Listo
Guest star: Pamela Adlon (Attorney Emma Path), Christopher Stanley (CEO Robert Winthrop), Christie Lynn Smith (Maureen Janely), Michael Landes (Leo Morris), John Prosky (Attorney Walt Devlin), Mark L. Taylor (Attorney Adam Jovanka), Eric Lange (George Parkes), Alison La Placa (Andrea Michele), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), Barbara Eve Harris (Principal Holliston), Isabella Hofmann (Carolyn Joseph), Debra Mooney (Judge Patrice Webb), Michael Loeffelholz (Reverend Kurt Joyner)
The sexually adventurous Andrea once again secures the services of Crane Poole and Schmidt and Carl Sack when she sues a company -- that was supposed to turn her mother's ashes into a diamond for misplacing the ashes and giving her a cubic zirconium instead. Meanwhile, Katie Lloyd falls for a client with AIDS who is charged with check forgery; Clarence Bell takes on the case of a woman suing her pastor for causing her to lose her faith after he ends an affair with her; Whitney Rome sets out to sue a high school for causing the death of a woman's daughter who was sleep deprived due to a heavy school workload; and Denny Crane and Alan Shore prepare to take the Coast Guard test.
83 :04x15 - Tabloid Nation
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Bill D'Elia
Guest star: Chuck McCann (Judge Byron Fudd), Nick Searcy (Harry Beckham), Stephen Root (Ethan Melman), Richard Gant (Judge Vincent Kimball), Christopher Rich (Attorney Melvin Palmer), Ron Pearson (Spencer Hamilton), Kevin Will (Officer Michael Bardo), Ray Abruzzo (USAG Sciarra)
Alan Shore and Jerry Espenson take on a tabloid talk show when a woman is murdered by her ex-boyfriend after declining his marriage proposal on television; and Shirley Schmidt defends a friend an unstable war hero -- for shooting seals for meals. Meanwhile, Denny Crane goes to extreme measures to win Shirley's affections back when she invites him to dinner; and Lorraine Weller tells Alan that he should seek professional help after he confesses to her that he used to murder his toys as a child.
84 :04x16 - The Mighty Rogues
Writer: Lawrence Broch, David E. Kelley
Director: Arlene Sanford
Guest star: Tom Amandes (A.A.G. Jeremy Hollis), Michael Monks (Martin Addicks), Bruce French (Dr. Ted Thiel), Lawrence Pressman (Judge Floyd Hurwitz), William Russ (Attorney Christopher Palmer), Rachelle LeFevre (Dana Strickland), Roma Maffia (Judge Victoria Peyton), Paul Schackman (Attorney Pepper Minkin), Derek Webster (Dr. Giles Bromfield), Daniel Hugh Kelly (William Brewster), Jay Malone (Jason Engels)
After her father -- who is in the late stages of a debilitating fight with Alzheimer's -- injures himself and lands in the hospital, Shirley Schmidt wants to end his suffering and asks Alan Shore to argue in court on her behalf. Meanwhile Jerry Espenson's beautiful, new girlfriend sues him for sexual assault, and Carl Sack represents the island of Nantucket whose residents want to build a nuclear bomb in case of attack.
85 :04x17 - The Court Supreme
Writer: David E. Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro
Director: Robert Yannetti
Guest star: Nestor Serrano (D.A.G. Ronald Lazarus), Bob Gunton (Attorney William Connolly), Jack Shearer (Justice Antonin Scalia), Kate Beahan (Attorney Audrey Patterson), Rachelle LeFevre (Dana Strickland), Vito D'Ambrosio (Justice Samuel Alito), John Posey (Chief Justice Roberts), Matthew Hatchette (Lenny Serra)
Alan Shore gets the dream of a lifetime for an attorney when he is asked to present an appeal to the Supreme Court in the case of a mentally challenged man who has been sentenced to death for the rape of a young girl. Meanwhile, Katie Lloyd learns some startling news from Lorraine Weller about Jerry Espenson's new girlfriend.
86 :04x18 - Indecent Proposals
Guest star: Aaron Lustig (Wolfgang Blitzkrieg), Christine Ebersole (Sunny Fields), Shelley Berman (Judge Robert Sanders), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), Joe Morton (Steve Duprey), Timothy Omundson (Attorney Bill Withers), Cornell Womack (Dr. Darryl Grant), Jason Earles (Mitchy Weston)
Denny falls for a female cattle rancher who is pushing for the government to stop selling meat which has been cloned. Meanwhile, Shirley demands that Alan sues the Democratic Party after her nephew, a delegate, disagrees with his state's primary vote.
87 :04x19 - The Gods Must Be Crazy
Guest star: Kirk B. R. Woller (FBI Special Agent Sharpe), Annie Abbott (Justice Frances Oliver\), Bruce Gray (Dr. Earl Roberts), David Clennon (Attorney Braxton Mason), Missi Pyle (Renee Winger), Gina Torres (A.D.A. Mary Franklin), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), Rachelle LeFevre (Dana Strickland), Larry Drake (Bishop Luke Bernard), George Segal (High Ranking Politico Paul Cruickshank)
When his ex-girlfriend is arrested for prostitution, Jerry comes to her aid. Carl and Shirley help a woman who is suing the church after being refused her chance at becoming a priest. Also, power brokers woo Denny to run for president.
88 :04x20 - Patriot Acts
Guest star: Richard McGonagle (A.A.G. Norman Wood), Michael Mantell (Mayor Thomas Steinbrenner), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), Jude Ciccolella (General Robert Seagram), Anthony Heald (Judge Harvey Cooper)
Alan and Denny celebrate being accepted by the Auxiliary Coast Guard, but their relationship is challenged when each play opposition in a case in which Alan represents a town in Massachusetts which wants to secede from the U.S.
89 :05x01 - Smoke Signals
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Bill D'Elia
Guest star: Paul Collins (Lance Buttram), William Daniels (Judge Milton Brody), Wendy Gazelle (Maureen Rhodes), Meredith Eaton (Bethany Horowitz), Ally Walker (Attorney Phoebe Prentice), Philip Newby (Dr. Harvey Loper)
Bethany Horowitz asks Alan Shore to help her out with a case against a large tobacco company. But when it turns out that the defense attorney is Phoebe Prentice, an old flame of Alan's, he finds himself distracted and fears that he won't be able to perform in court. Meanwhile, Denny is distraught over his own personal lack of performance in the bedroom.
90 :05x02 - Guardians and Gatekeepers
Writer: Sanford Golden, Karen Wyscarver, David E. Kelley, Corinne Brinkerhoff
Director: Mike Listo
Guest star: Bradford English (CEO Michael Ryder), Francesca P. Roberts (Judge Jamie Atkinson), Don McManus (A.D.A. John Lennox), Cas Anvar (Dr. Paul Harris), Christopher Rich (Attorney Melvin Palmer), David Bowe (Jeffrey Addario), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), Roma Maffia (Judge Victoria Peyton), James Rebhorn (Wade Mathis), Allison Miller (Marlena Hoffman)
After Denny Crane almost dies from toxic shock due to his unintended misuse of an arsenal of prescription drugs, Alan Shore takes on a pharmaceutical company for employing deceptive advertising to scare people into using their products. Meanwhile, Shirley Schmidt asks Carl Sack to defend her cheeky 17-year-old granddaughter who's been arrested for voting in the primary with falsified records, and Jerry Espenson and Katie Lloyd sue a private detention facility after a 15-year-old girl is raped by a guard.
91 :05x03 - Dances with Wolves
Writer: David E. Kelley, Susan Dickes
Director: James Bagdonas
Guest star: Pamela Adlon (Attorney Emma Path), Jane Lynch (Joanna Monroe), Brian Howe (Martin Monrow), William Russ (A.D.A. Christopher Palmer), Lainie Kazan (Judge Paula Stern), Avery Kidd Waddell (Dan), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), Chris Butler (Officer Kent Stone)
"Dances with Wolves" Denny Crane is arrested yet again for carrying a concealed firearm after he shoots a man in self defense who's attempting to mug him and Jerry Espenson. Meanwhile, Alan Shore fights for a sex surrogate's right to joint custody of her daughter -- while grappling with the fact that he was a former client of hers
92 :05x04 - True Love
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Steve Robin
Guest star: Brenda Strong (Judge Judy Beacon), Peter Onorati (A.D.A. Stewart Betts), Kyle Secor (Dr. Robert Brooks), Ally Walker (Attorney Phoebe Prentice), Caroline Aaron (Phyllis Goulet), Michael Strickland (Dr. Sylvan Turrette)
Alan Shore is called upon by ex-flame Phoebe Prentice to prove her husband's innocence in the murder of a nurse. But deep down, Alan's unrequited love for Phoebe makes him hope that her husband is guilty so that they can rekindle their relationship.
93 :05x05 - The Bad Seed
Writer: David E. Kelley, Susan Dickes, Lawrence Broch
Director: Robert Yannetti
Guest star: Chuck McCann (Judge Byron Fudd), Annie Potts (Joy Espenson), Roma Maffia (Judge Victoria Peyton), Nora Dunn (Attorney Cynthia Rhodes), James Rebhorn (Attorney Wade Mathis), Kent Faulcon (Owen Patterson), Matt Winston (Ryan Chism), Emilee Wallace (Fiona), B. J. Wallace (Henry), David Sullivan (Jason Canfield)
Alan Shore and Shirley Schmidt take on the armed forces when a man's brother dies in a local military hospital due to malpractice. But a friendly wager Denny Crane makes with Alan regarding the outcome of the case could cost Alan his job.
Meanwhile, Jerry Espenson's sister, Joy - whose son was conceived through an anonymous donor - - asks him to get a ruling which would allow her to find out who the father is to determine if her son and his girlfriend are related
94 :05x06 - Happy Trails
Writer: David E. Kelley, Corinne Brinkerhoff
Director: Mike Listo
Guest star: Michael Ensign (Judge Paul Resnick), Christopher B. Duncan (Dr. Jeremy Marley), Rachelle Carson (Irene Hoberman), David Doty (Judge Ephraim Woods), Jay Thomas (Ian Hoberman), Christopher Rich (Attorney Melvin Palmer), Currie Graham (A.D.A. Frank Ginsberg), Robert Cesario (Dr. Lee Watson), Betty White (Catherine Piper), Grainger Hines (Jensen)
Alan Shore and Denny Crane take a breather from the office and saddle up at a Dude Ranch in Utah. But the two city slickers soon find themselves at odds with their fellow horse enthusiasts and may need to call on the always irritating attorney Melvin Palmer - who also happens to be at the ranch. Meanwhile, Shirley Schmidt defends the murderous Catherine Piper (Betty White) when she unintentionally blows up her doctor after setting his office on fire for prescribing medication that almost killed her.
95 :05x07 - Mad Cows
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Steve Robin
Guest star: Julie Bowen (Denise Bauer), Rene Auberjonois (Paul Lewiston), Ned Vaughn (U.S.D.A. Rep Joel Beavis), Pamela Dunlap (Yellowstone), Jim Jansen (Marshall Kennedy), Valerie Bertinelli (Carol Hober), Steven Anderson (Seymore), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown)
Alan Shore and Denny Crane sue the government when cattle rancher Carol Hober who, Crane believes, is the spitting image of actress Valerie Bertinelli -- accuses the USDA of not allowing her to test all of her cows for Mad Cow Disease, an affliction that's close to Denny's heart. But Denny continually irritates Carol when he tries to make her confess that she really is Valerie Bertinelli. Meanwhile, Jerry Espenson is up for partner at the firm, but his quirky social inadequacies could lead to his downfall with the firm's panel, which includes Paul Lewiston.
96 :05x08 - Roe
Director: Bill D'Elia
Guest star: Mark Moses (Attorney George McDougal), Ming-Na (Ming Wang Shu), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), Roma Maffia (Judge Victoria Peyton), Chihye Chung (Kim Wang Shu), Mongo Brownlee (Pete), Pat Skipper (Attorney Michael Roker), Dov Davidoff (Joe Hellman)
Jerry Espenson assaulted a bully after a run-in with him and wants to defend himself in court much to the dismay of the fellow partners.
Meanwhile, an underage pregnant girl wants an abortion and Shirley and Alan try to obtain a judicial by-pass for the girl.
97 :05x09 - Kill, Baby, Kill !
Writer: David E. Kelley, Lawrence Broch
Director: Robert Yannetti
Guest star: Ken Howard (Judge alter Yardley), Bill Smitrovich (D.A. Jack Fitzhugh), Saul Rubinek (Donald Feldcamp), Roma Maffia (Judge Victoria Peyton), Cheri Oteri (Martha Headly), Sumalee Montano (Dr. Linda Corbin), Alan Ruck (Attorney Wayne Davidson), Jonathan Adams (Officer Preston Holt), Lorin McCraley (Dwayne Willis), Joey Honsa (Jenny Pratt), Tommy Koenig (Officer Mike Carr)
When a planned state execution goes awry for a death row inmate, the corrections officer took matters into his own hands by shooting the prisoner. Carl and Denny go to Virginia to defend the officer.
Meanwhile, Shirley and Alan are working on a case where this woman Martha Headly was fired for voting for John McCain for President and while they worked long hours Alan tries to heat things up with Shirley.
98 :05x10 - Thanksgiving
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Mike Listo
Guest star: Kwesi Ameyaw (Justin 'Turnip' Graves), Christopher Rich (Attorney Melvin Palmer), Larry Miller (Edwin Poole)
This Thanksgiving Shirley just wanted to spend the day with her partner Carl, but after she invites the gang over for dinner; Alan, Denny, Jerry and Katie and the ever emotional and unstable Ed Poole who in turns brings along his foster son who tried to mug Shirley to join them in the feast.
99 :05x11 - Juiced
Writer: David E. Kelley, Susan Dickes, Corinne Brinkerhoff
Director: Michael Lehmann
Guest star: Ron Canada (Judge Willard Reese), Tom Amandes (A.A.G. Jeremy Hollis), Kimberly Williams (Attorney Elisa Brooks), David Gautreaux (A.A.G. Marshall Brickman), Anne-Marie Johnson (Vivian Stewart), Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown), Roma Maffia (Judge Victoria Peyton), Betty White (Catherine Piper), Margo Harshman (Margie Coggins), Andy Umberger (Attorney Morrison), Paul Cassell (Dr. Frank Wessmer)
Alan pleads before the Massachusetts Supreme Court to allow his best friend Denny (who learns some disturbing news about the progression of his Alzheimer disease) have access to an experimental drug which could slow the progression of his Alzheimer's disease is available but not FDA approved.
Meanwhile, Jerry and Katie take on a case of a woman who used a brain-enhancing drug while taking her SATs and was disqualified from Harvard. The murderous Catherine Piper returns.
100 :05x12 - Made in China
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Bill D'Elia
Guest star: Rene Auberjonois (Paul Lewiston), Chuck McCann (Judge Byron Fudd), Ming Lo (Dr. Lee Chang), Bess Armstrong (Penelope Kimball), Jim Jansen (Marshall Kennedy), John Thaddeus (Detective John Stephenson), Pamela Dunlap (Adams), Raymond Ma (Zhu Chang), Steven Anderson (Seymore)
The law firm is in financial needs and is looking for a buyer; Shirley and Carl make arrangements for a wedding; and Denny argues before the Supreme Court to let Denny have access to a non approve FDA drug that will help him with his "mad cow". Denny poses an important question to Alan on the series 5 year finale.
101 :05x13 - Last Call
Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Bill D'Elia
Guest star: Rene Auberjonois (Paul Lewiston), Michael Holden (Rabbi Saul Levine), Ming Lo (Dr. Lee Chang), Marianne Muellerleile (Evelyn), Kimberly Williams (Attorney Elisa Brooks), Jack Shearer (Justice Antonin Scalia), Jim Turner (Father Joseph Martin), Roma Maffia (Judge Victoria Peyton), Vito D'Ambrosio (Justice Samuel Alito), Chris McGarry (Attorney Mark Pinnard), John Posey (Chief Justice Roberts), Raymond Ma (Zhu Chang)
In tonights final episode after 5 long years the law firm is in need of financial help and is looking for a buyer to help out. Alan argues before the Supreme Court to let Denny have access to a non approve drug to help with his Alzheimer's. Meanwhile, Shirley and Carl Sack make plans for a wedding; and Denny poses an important question to Alan in the series 5 year finale.