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Season 1


"The Practice" (1997): Season 1: Episode 1 -- Bobby Donnell, a Boston attorney struggling to keep his law practice afloat, defends a 17-year-old girl who maintains her innocence after police discover cocaine in her possession.

Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot

Original Air Date—4 March 1997
Bobby defends Rachel Reynolds, a young woman facing drug charges. She is not a drug dealer, but was trying to cover for her brother. Lindsay represents Emerson Ray, who is suing a tobacco company in a wrongful death suit. Lindsay's favorite law professor, Anderson Pearson, represents the defense. Eugene represents "Free Willy", a man who exposes himself in public.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 1: Episode 2 -- Eugene attempts to avert tragedy by asking a judge to grant a restraining order against a man who repeatedly threatened his wife and young son. Bobby attempts to keep the practice afloat by borrowing money from Berluti's bank.

Season 1, Episode 2: Part I

Original Air Date—11 March 1997
Bobby represents a man facing armed robbery charges. His strategy is to plead out to lesser charges. Eugene's client fears for her and her 11 year old son's safety, at the hands of her ex-husband. Eugene makes several attempts to get a restraining order. The situation has deadly consequences. Bobby tries to secure a loan and pays a visit to Jimmy Berluti, his friend and banker.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 1: Episode 3 -- In preparation for a civil case, Bobby closely monitors a criminal trial against a man who strangled his girlfriend and plead temporary insanity.

Season 1, Episode 3: Trial and Error

Original Air Date—18 March 1997
Bobby plans to represent Gerald Braun in a wrongful death suit against Ronald Martin. Eugene's "Free Willy" returns, after being arrested in a peculiar position with a hooker. Defense Lawyers in the Emerson Ray case make a motion to have the case dismissed. Bobby fears that the judge is biased. Jimmy, Bobby's friend the banker, is fired for approving a construction loan under false pretenses and Bobby decides to hire him.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 1: Episode 4 -- The jury reaches a verdict in the Ronald Martin trial, but the outcome triggers more violence. Lindsay's opening statement in the case against the tobacco company produces a startling response from the defense.

Season 1, Episode 4: Part IV

Original Air Date—25 March 1997

"The Practice" (1997): Season 1: Episode 5 -- Braun rejects a temporary insanity defense.  Eugene wagers money that he can win an acquittal for a man he suspects is guilty of armed robbery.  Ellenor meets a man through a personals ad.

Season 1, Episode 5: Part V

Original Air Date—1 April 1997

"The Practice" (1997): Season 1: Episode 6 -- The jury reaches a verdict in the case against Gerald Braun. Eugene represents a man who had sex with a thirteen year-old girl.
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Season 1, Episode 6: Part VI

Original Air Date—8 April 1997

Season 2


"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 1 -- Bobby has an affair with a beautiful client who is accused of committing murder.

Season 2, Episode 1: Reasonable Doubts

Original Air Date—20 September 1997
The firm calls Bobby's judgment into question when he forms a romantic relationship with a new client who happens to be on trial for murder.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 2 -- The attorneys represent a gay man who may or may not have murdered his lover.  Jimmy is wrongly accused of soliciting a prostitute.

Season 2, Episode 2: Betrayal

Original Air Date—23 September 1997

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 3 -- A doctor is prosecuted for murder after he performs euthanasia on a terminally-ill patient.  Eugene and Lindsay defend an elderly bookie whose illegal activities were videotaped during a sting operation.

Season 2, Episode 3: The Blessing

Original Air Date—27 September 1997
Tensions rise to extremely high levels in the courtroom and out of it, when Bobby and Helenn clash over an assisted suicide case, each carrying a traumatic personal memory regarding the controversial issue.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 4 -- Jimmy represents a young girl who was bitten in the face by a dog.  A juror communicates with Lindsay during a trial.  Eugene defends a one-legged African-American man accused of robbery.

Season 2, Episode 4: Dog Bite

Original Air Date—4 October 1997

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 5 -- Bobby defends an adulterer charged with murder.  Eugene represents a Boston cop seeking disability compensation by claiming his job caused him to become a racist.  Jimmy experiences an erotic dream involving Lindsay.

Season 2, Episode 5: First Degree

Original Air Date—11 October 1997

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 6 -- Bobby attempts to win the release of an innocent woman he helped convict of murder.  Jimmy represents a hirsute man who was fired because of his looks.  Lindsay realizes Kelton drugged her before they had sex.

Season 2, Episode 6: Sex, Lies and Monkeys

Original Air Date—18 October 1997

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 7 -- A husband seeks a court order that would force his pregnant wife to undergo a C-section.  Lindsay represents a drug dealer caught red-handed with a large quantity of cocaine.  Helen asks Bobby out on a date.

Season 2, Episode 7: Search and Seizure

Original Air Date—25 October 1997

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 8 -- Bobby and Eugene use a racist sociological theory as a defense when an African-American client is accused of committing manslaughter during a riot. Ellenor sues a travel agent on the behalf of a conceded longtime friend.

Season 2, Episode 8: The Means

Original Air Date—8 November 1997

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 9 -- A drug dealer's operative is taken into custody after she attempts to smuggle cocaine into the U.S. by swallowing drug-filled prophylactics.

Season 2, Episode 9: Save the Mule

Original Air Date—15 November 1997

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 10 -- A documentary crew records the attorneys as they fight to win a stay of execution for a man convicted of murdering a young girl.

Season 2, Episode 10: Spirit of America

Original Air Date—22 November 1997

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 11 -- Bobby fears a famous defense attorney's failing memory may jeopardize the outcome of a trial. Eugene defends a man who murdered and raped two young children. Berluti is awestruck when a beautiful 1960s television star seeks his help.

Season 2, Episode 11: Hide and Seek

Original Air Date—29 November 1997

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 12 -- Bobby's priest becomes a client after a woman suffers a fatal heart attack during an exorcism. Eugene assists a man who refuses to allow his doctor to remove a  medical instrument from his backside. Berluti appears in his own television commercial.

Season 2, Episode 12: Race with the Devil

Original Air Date—13 December 1997

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 13 -- Berluti presents an argument in favor of same-sex marriages after his mother reveals that she is a lesbian. Eugene attacks a rape victim's testimony. A man claims he was sexually molested by his female dentist.

Season 2, Episode 13: The Civil Right

Original Air Date—20 December 1997

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 14 -- Bobby's senior prom date is arrested for prostitution. Ellenor represents a little girl who was thrown out of school because of a disability.

Season 2, Episode 14: The Pursuit of Dignity

Original Air Date—3 January 1998

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 15 -- Bobby is arrested after he tips off a drug dealer client about a police raid leading to the deaths of several officers. Berluti is humiliated by a fellow attorney who attempts to convince a judge to throw out the cancer cluster suit.

Season 2, Episode 15: Line of Duty

Original Air Date—5 January 1998

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 16 -- A gang member threatens Rebecca's life after she witnesses a robbery-homicide. Lindsay steps in when Berluti's poor lawyering jeopardizes the cancer cluster case.

Season 2, Episode 16: Truth and Consequences

Original Air Date—12 January 1998

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 17 -- Berluti faces his greatest challenge when the cancer cluster case goes to trial.

Season 2, Episode 17: Burden of Proof

Original Air Date—19 January 1998
With no medical evidence, an unfavorable judge, a drunk for a scientific witness, and virtually no prospect of winning - Jimmy leads a group of cancer patients no other lawyer would even go near to, into a hopeless trial against a power lines company.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 18 -- Ellenor and Lindsay defend an actress accused of killing her husband during the making of a pornographic film. Lindsay tells Gamble about her affair with Bobby.

Season 2, Episode 18: Ties That Bind

Original Air Date—2 February 1998
Ellenor and Lindsay represent a porn star accused of choking her co-star husband to death during a bondage scene. Rebecca's capacity as an eye-witness is called into question, when her identification at the line-up might get suppressed. Hellen is stunned when she figures out the true nature of Bobby and Lindsay's relationship.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 19 -- Bobby faces off against Helen Gamble in the most important murder trial of their careers. Eugene represents Rebecca's irascible uncle when he is accused of tax evasion.

Season 2, Episode 19: The Trial

Original Air Date—9 February 1998
Hellen and Bobby's relationship is sent into a turmoil, when they are put at opposite sides of the same juicy, high-profile murder case, and neither is willing to back out. Eugene represents Rebecca's old and cranky uncle for tax evasion.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 20 -- Bobby and Helen Gamble match wits in court when the Cindy Marks murder case goes to trial.

Season 2, Episode 20: Cloudy with a Chance of Membranes

Original Air Date—16 February 1998
With their romantic relationship now over, Bobby and Helen face each other in court on the murder trial of Dr. Jeffrey Winslow. Determined to come out on top, each of them prepares tricks and surprises for the other - but the real surprise comes after the trial is over.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 21 -- Rebecca testifies against the shooter. An embarrassed Lindsay defends a man's use of a toilet. Ellenor's purse-snatcher client faces twenty years in jail when the D.A.'s office invokes a law aimed at protecting tourists.

Season 2, Episode 21: In Deep

Original Air Date—2 March 1998
Ellenor sticks Lindsay with a humiliating case of a man determined to get his day in court when fined for using too much water when flushing his toilet. Things get even worse when the case goes before a very respected judge, who dies unexpectedly, just after causing a horrible mix-up. Ellenor herself defends a long-time client, accused of purse-snatching, only to be charged under an obscure federal law, and is faced with 20 years in jail. Meanwhile, Rebecca testifies as an eye witness in a murder trial, and faces a vigorous cross by the defense attorney.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 22 -- Joey Heric is accused of murdering another lover. Lindsay pursues another case targeting  the tobacco industry and her former professor. The purse-snatcher case goes to trial.

Season 2, Episode 22: Another Day

Original Air Date—9 March 1998
Joey Herric returns, having killed yet another lover by stabbing him in the chest. Hellen takes on the case, determined to finally get Joey, and Bobby tries to suppress his previous crime from evidence. Ellenor defends purse snatcher Warren Cruikshank, charged with affecting tourism and faced with 20 years in jail. Lindsay once again takes on her former Proffesor, Anderson Pearson, but this time instead of making a settlement offer, he makes her a job offer.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 23 -- Joey Heric matches wits with Gamble when he opts to represent himself in court. Ellenor represents a heavy-set woman ridiculed by a clown.

Season 2, Episode 23: Checkmate

Original Air Date—16 March 1998
Helenn and Joey Herric go head to head in the courtroom, each trying to outmaneuver the other in Herric's murder trial. Meanwhile, Ellinor represents an obese woman, suing a carnival for ridiculing her in public.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 24 -- Eugene defends a man who accidentally killed a friend during a gang initiation ritual. Gamble prosecutes a driver who struck and killed a homeless man. Rebecca stomps a rodent to death shortly before being honored by an animal rights organization.

Season 2, Episode 24: Trees in the Forest

Original Air Date—30 March 1998
Hellen gets stuck with a vehicular manslaughter case, of a rich man who hit a homeless man in the street, and sped away. Rebecca is about to get an award for her actions regarding animal rights, but finds out the award might get taken away, after she kills a rat in the office. Eugene defends a gang member who accidentally killed his friend during a gang initiation. Finally, Lindsay drops a bomb during a staff meeting, demanding equity in the firm.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 25 -- Rebbecca participates in a sting operation targeting an insurance scam. Ellenor fights to save the life of a highly-intelligent chimpanzee.

Season 2, Episode 25: Food Chains

Original Air Date—6 April 1998
Tensions at the firm are still high, thanks to Lindsey's demand to get equity, and to the revelation about her relationship with Bobby. Meanwhile, Rebecca gets into a car accident, which turns out to be staged by an insurance fraud ring, and Ellinor represents a scientist trying to save her ape from being killed by a science lab.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 26 -- With help from Ally McBeal, the firm defends a murder suspect who claims she was Lizzie Borden in a past life. Ellenor learns the truth about Dr. Spivak.

Season 2, Episode 26: Axe Murderer

Original Air Date—27 April 1998
Continuing the first crossover episode of Ally McBeal, Bobby and Eugene join forces with the firm of Cage and Fish, defending an Axe murderer who believes she was Lizzy Borden in a prior life. Ellinor is crushed when she finds out the truth about her boyfriend's role in Rebecca's insurance fraud sting, while Lindsey offers Helen a job with the firm.

Season 2, Episode 27: Duty Bound

Original Air Date—4 May 1998
Jimmy's priest is arrested for murder when the body of a 16 year old boy is found in his closet. Jimmy is convinced of Father Ryan's innocence, and his search for the real killer gets him into a deadly situation. Ellenor has a hard time dealing with the truth about Fred Spivak, and makes a decision that might put Rebecca in jeopardy.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 2: Episode 28 -- A judge must decide how to proceed when a thirteen-year-old boy shoots and kills his own mother. Eugene argues that a convicted killer should be released from jail. The attorneys hope to land a lucrative case against the asbestos industry.

Season 2, Episode 28: Rhyme and Reason

Original Air Date—11 May 1998
When a 13 year old boy shoots his mother for no apparent reason, Bobby and Helenn struggle over charging him as a child or an adult. Meanwhile, Eugene tries to get a murderer off on a technicality, while realizing how he looks through his young son's eyes.

Season 3


"The Practice" (1997): Season 3: Episode 1 -- One of Ellenor’s clients hits Bobby with his car.

Season 3, Episode 1: Passing Go

Original Air Date—27 September 1998
Lindsay gets suspicious when Rebecca seems to be secretly awaiting an important letter - and realizes just how much she was right when the letter finally arrives. Ellenor gets a hysterical call from a client, who ran over a man in the street while drunk, and is shocked to discover exactly who he hit. Hellen prosecutes two boys accused of rape and murder, each accusing the other, and ends up making a deal with the wrong one.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 3: Episode 2 -- The attorneys search for a defense strategy when Lindsay’s former professor shoots a man.

Season 3, Episode 2: Reasons to Believe

Original Air Date—4 October 1998
Lindsay is called to defend her old professor and mentor, Anderson Pearson, when he is charged with murder. Hellen must prosecute a man for murder, with the only witness being a 4 year old child. Having passed the bar exam, Rebecca tries her first case, and the firm hires a new secretary.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 3: Episode 3 -- A client walks into the firm with a bag containing a human head.

Season 3, Episode 3: Body Count

Original Air Date—11 October 1998
George Vogleman, the podiatrist who Ellenor once dated, comes to her for help with a gruesome surprise in his bag. Jimmy and Rebecca defend a man who has been planning to kill his wife for years, while Lindsay and Bobby prepare for the Pearson trial. Finally, Hellen and Lindsay move in together.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 3: Episode 4 -- Lindsay defends her former law professor in court.

Season 3, Episode 4: The Defenders

Original Air Date—18 October 1998
Anderson Pearson's murder trial finally begins, with Lindsay and Bobby at the helm. As the evidence mount against George Vogleman in the murder of Susan Robin, Eugene tries to find other possible suspects.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 3: Episode 5 -- Lindsay appeals the verdict in the Pearson case.

Season 3, Episode 5: The Battlefield

Original Air Date—25 October 1998
Lindsay takes on Anderson Pearson's appeal, claiming Judge Hiller was wrong in not letting them argue self defense. Ellenor and Eugene prepare for the Vogleman trial, turning over every rock to find a defense. Jimmy defends his cousin, sued for wrongful termination, after firing a woman for being Iranian.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 3: Episode 6 -- Ellenor and Eugene's lack of a strong defense strategy in the George Vogelman murder trial causes them to resort to desperate tactics.

Season 3, Episode 6: One of Those Days

Original Air Date—8 November 1998
Ellenor and Eugene head the defense of George Vogleman in the Susan Robin murder trial, with almost no prospect of winning. Scrapping to put on a defense, Eugene employs the infamous "Plan B" on the victim's brother, and Ellenor betrays Hellen's confidence when she calls her to stand to testify about a private conversation they had.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 3: Episode 7 -- Steve Robin sues the firm for defamation of character.

Season 3, Episode 7: Trench Work

Original Air Date—15 November 1998
A guilt ridden Lindsay is determined to get Anderson Pearson's conviction reduced to manslaughter, and gets into a world of trouble with Judge Hiller. Eugene and Ellenor's actions during the Vogleman trial come back to haunt them, when the brother of the victim sues them for falsely accusing him of murder. Two old cases, both ended with a grave miscarriage of justice, are reawaken - when Hellen makes an illegal deal with a wrongly convicted man, in order to get a murderer who managed to escape punishment.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 3: Episode 8 -- Tommy Silva (Tony Danza) begins to build a case against Bobby's firm; Bobby defends a woman accused of a vicious crime; Rebecca questions her career choice.

Season 3, Episode 8: Swearing In

Original Air Date—29 November 1998
About to be sworn-in as a lawyer, Rebecca represents a man for burglary, and begins to suspect he might be guilty of a much bigger crime. As the firm prepares to defend itself against Tommy Silva in the Robin case, Bobby surprises everyone when he chooses Jimmy to first chair. Meanwhile, Bobby also takes on the case of a very religious and highly respected woman, accused of shaking a baby to death.

Season 3, Episode 9: State of Mind

Original Air Date—6 December 1998
Bobby tries Evelyn Mayfield's murder trial, and when it becomes clear the jury is about to convict her, even Bobby begins to doubt her innocence. Roberta Baylor comes to seek Rebecca's help again, when her son is suspended from school, after passing a sexually explicit note about a girl in his class. Meamwhile, Lucy tries to get everyone into the Christmas spirit.

Season 3, Episode 10: Love & Honor

Original Air Date—13 December 1998
Jimmy leads the firm's defense against Tommy Silva's lawsuit for their actions during the Vogleman trial. Silva uses Ellenor's past actions to hang her, and Jimmy makes a questionable move during Eugene's testimony. Trying to get everyone's spirits up, Lucy insists they have a Christmas party.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 3: Episode 11 -- The attorneys debate whether or not to represent an asbestos company.

Season 3, Episode 11: Split Decisions

Original Air Date—3 January 1999
Eugene is stunned when he is called to defend an old friend of his, arrested for prostitution charges, while dressed in women's clothes. Things get even more complicated when it is discovered that the man who hired him was a prominent politician, in the race for the position of DA - and Hellen is forced by her boss to humiliate him in public for political gain. Meanwhile, Ellenor tries to bring in a big client to the firm, and is enraged when she is voted down by Bobby and Lindsay.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 3: Episode 12 -- Bobby aids a friend whose daughter may have accidentally smothered her newborn.

Season 3, Episode 12: A Day in the Life

Original Air Date—10 January 1999
Hellen plans a relaxing day at the spa for her and Lindsay, but Lindsay foils her plans when she turns what was supposed to be a short hearing into a full day in court. Bobby and Eugene are called to the house of Bobby's old friend, where his teenage daughter gave birth to a baby, and suffocated it to death.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 3: Episode 13 -- Gamble prosecutes the executive producer of a television news magazine who allowed footage of an assisted suicide to air on his program.

Season 3, Episode 13: Judge and Jury

Original Air Date—17 January 1999
While presiding over a case Bobby is handling, Judge Kittleson call him into her chambers and informs him she had an extremely erotic dream about him. After he makes it clear his not interested in her, Bobby begins to feel her rulings are biased against him. Meanwhile, Hellen prosecutes a TV news producer as an accessory to murder, when he gives a live broadcast to a doctor assisting a suicide.

Season 3, Episode 14: Of Human Bondage

Original Air Date—14 February 1999
A colleague of Bobby's asks him to take on a case of a prostitute accused of murder, until he discovers he is much more involved than he led on. Ellenor defends one of her first clients for possession charges, and Jimmy teaches Rebecca a valuable lesson in dealing with unreasonable clients.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 3: Episode 15 -- Bobby represents a restaurateur who went out of business.

Season 3, Episode 15: Lawyers, Reporters and Cockroaches

Original Air Date—21 February 1999
Hellen's plans for a relaxing day at the spa are ruined when a human face is put on a cat-killing case she is prosecuting, and she decides to push for jail time. Bobby and Lindsay represent a restaurant owner, suing a TV reported who promised him a positive cover, but then aired a feature about cockroaches in his kitchen. Meanwhile, tensions at the firm are at an all-time high, when Ellenor finds out Lindsay makes twice as much as she does.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 3: Episode 16 -- Ellenor is charged with murder after police find a bloody knife in her desk drawer.

Season 3, Episode 16: End Games

Original Air Date—28 February 1999
A series of chaotic events reopens the Susan Robin murder case, which results in Ellinor's arrest for concealing evidence during George's trial. The entire firm stands ready to go to war for Ellinor, but no one is ready for the shocking truth behind this turn of events.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 3: Episode 17 -- A couple sues a gun manufacturer after their daughter is murdered with an assault weapon.

Season 3, Episode 17: Target Practice

Original Air Date—7 March 1999
Jimmy and Lindsay represent a couple suing a gun manufacturer, when one of their guns is used to kill their daughter. Eugene is stunned when his son is arrested for drug dealing, and is mortified to learn where he got the idea to do so. Bobby, Ellenor and Rebecca manage to make a deal with the DA, but Eugene's ex-wife announces she is suing for full custody of Kendall, claiming Eugene is a bad influence on him.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 3: Episode 18 -- Eugene and his wife battle for custody of their son.

Season 3, Episode 18: Crossfire

Original Air Date—14 March 1999
Eugene and his ex-wife battle for custody of their son, when Sharon claims Eugene's job is having a bad influence on Kendall. Hellen prosecutes a man for stealing a car, but slowly becomes suspicious that the alleged victim is lying. Rebecca represents a psychologist who was fired from his job after he became cross-eyed, due to a head injury.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 3: Episode 19 -- A judge forces Lindsay to defend a man who brutally murdered a nun.

Season 3, Episode 19: Closet Justice

Original Air Date—28 March 1999
The firm is assigned a horrific case of a man accused of murder, when the dismembered body of a nun was found in his closet. However, when fourth amendment issues arise regarding the validity of the search, the prospect of freeing such a violent criminal on a technicality sends everyone into an emotional turmoil.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 3: Episode 20 -- Gamble faces humiliation when a witness in a high profile case changes his  testimony.

Season 3, Episode 20: Home Invasions

Original Air Date—18 April 1999
Helen prosecutes a man for killing his wife, with his son as the only eye witness to the crime. However, her case begins to go south when the son changes his story and claims it was a accident, and Helen turns to Ellinor for assistance. Meanwhile, Lucy discovers hidden cameras planted throughout her apartment, and Judge Kittelson learns her personal life are also splattered all over the Internet.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 3: Episode 21 -- Bobby represents a man whose wife died after undergoing plastic surgery.

Season 3, Episode 21: Infected

Original Air Date—25 April 1999
Still devastated from losing the Armbrust murder trial, an enraged Helen seeks vengeance over Gary Armbrust who lied on the stand, by charging him with murder. But a passionate and erratic closing exposes the true nature of her rage. Bobby and Eugene represent a man whose wife died shortly after a cosmetic surgery, and Rebecca clashes with Judge Swackheim, when his capricious decisions during a trial make it impossible for her to defend her client.

"The Practice" (1997): Season 3: Episode 22 -- Eugene defends a rabbi accused of rape.

Season 3, Episode 22: Do Unto Others

Original Air Date—2 May 1999
Eugene represents a popular Rabbi, accused of raping a young woman. While the Rabbi claims the sex was consensual, and part of a game they used to play, Eugene is horrified to discover she wasn't the only woman ever to accuse him of rape.

Season 3, Episode 23: Happily Ever After

Original Air Date—9 May 1999
Working late at the office, Lindsey is attacked and stabbed, identifying her attacker as a nun before passing out. An angry Helen goes into a nun-arresting spree, while a mysterious tape reopens the question of who killed Susan Robin, until the real killer is finally revealed.

Season 4


Season 4, Episode 1: Free Dental

Original Air Date—27 September 1999
With Lidsay and Bobby's help, Jimmy defends his personal friend, dentist Henry Olson, when he is tried for murdering a woman who was fount dead in his chair. Hostile ADA Richard Bay tries to prove the two were having an affair, when in fact their relationship was a lot more complicated than he could possibly imagine. Meanwhile, decapitator George Vogleman returns, asking for Ellenor's help when his co-op serves him with a eviction notice.

Season 4, Episode 2: Boston Confidential

Original Air Date—3 October 1999
When a woman's body is found in her husband's trunk, Hellen immediately arrests him and he confesses. When the search of his car is ruled invalid and he walks free, Bobby makes a shocking discovery about the man's relationship with the arresting officer - but the real shock is in what he does with that information. Meanwhile, Jimmy tries to deal with his discoveries over the Olson trial, but his actions have catastrophic results.

Season 4, Episode 3: Loser's Keepers

Original Air Date—10 October 1999
Lindsay is in complete terror when the man who stabbed her begins leaving presents at the office, as she starts to unravel. Rebecca once again clashes with Judge Swackheim over a complicated case of a man who confesses to running over a woman, while Rebecca believes he is being paid to do so by the real driver. After moving in with Hellen, a horrified Ellenor's life is in danger when George finally shows his true colors.

Season 4, Episode 4: Legacy

Original Air Date—17 October 1999
A betrayed Ellenor tries to deal with the truth about George Vogleman, as well as her guilt over the role she played in freeing him. Eugene is forced to help the world's worst attorney, Harland Bassett, in a trial that involves more than just a hung jury. Bobby's old friend and mentor, legendary attorney Raymond Oz, returns asking for his help, when his wife tries to declare him incompetent - a trial that ends with tragic results.

Season 4, Episode 5: Oz

Original Air Date—24 October 1999
On trial for murdering his wife, an increasingly erratic Raymond Oz insists on representing himself, and Hellen is forced to go to extreme measures in order to try and convict this legendary attorney.

Season 4, Episode 6: Marooned

Original Air Date—7 November 1999
Rebecca and Eugene defend a woman charged with killing her mother, trying to convince the jury she did so during a flashback of a horrifying childhood memory. Meanwhile, Lindsay finds the perfect wedding dress, and is mortified to learn that Bobby insists that she wears his dead mother's hideous dress.

Season 4, Episode 7: Victimless Crimes

Original Air Date—14 November 1999
Jimmy defends a woman who shot her rapist to death, a job she makes very hard on him by not cooperating with his attempts to save her, refusing to show regret and helplessness on the stand. Meanwhile, Lucy is horrified to discover her dentist, who also happens to be Bobby's cousin, bit her breast while she was unconscious on his chair. She feels even further betrayed when Bobby agrees to represent him, and tries to convince her to settle for money.

Season 4, Episode 8: Committed

Original Air Date—21 November 1999
Lindsay is assigned to represent a psychotic serial killer, now on medication, in a parole hearing, and is forced to deal with her pain and fear over her attack by psychotic client George Vogleman. Eugene is horrified when the body of a man is found in his ex-wife's apartment, and his son is the prime suspect.

Season 4, Episode 9: Bay of Pigs

Original Air Date—28 November 1999
Richard and Ellenor go head to head in a trial of a woman who tried to kill her husband, but their anger and antagonism towards each other gets them into a lot of trouble. Jimmy agrees to represent an old girlfriend who sold her eggs on the Internet and is suing a man who now refuses to pay. His old feelings for her are awaken, which forces him to reexamine his his relationship with Judge Kittleson.

Season 4, Episode 10: Day in Court

Original Air Date—12 December 1999
In a chaotic and bizarre trial, Bobby represents an old drug dealing client, who is charged with murder after stabbing a man to death seven times. With wacky Judge Swackheim presiding, the trial quickly spins out of control, landing Helen in the hospital, and later, along with Bobby, in a jail cell.

Season 4, Episode 11: Blowing Smoke

Original Air Date—9 January 2000
In a personally and racially charged trial, Rebecca defends an old boyfriend, a police officer, who is accused of murder after shooting a man to death in a store, convinced he was about to rob the place. Lindsay sues a cigar company for breaking up a marriage, and reveals her fears about her own relationship with Bobby.

Season 4, Episode 12: New Evidence

Original Air Date—30 January 2000
Lindsay arrives at Los Angeles, where a man she once met at an art class begs for her help when he is charged with murdering a woman he was having a virtual affair with over the Internet. Believing he is innocent when nobody else does, Lindsay calls on her friends to come and help her save him.

Season 4, Episode 13: Hammerhead Sharks

Original Air Date—6 February 2000
With the evidence, the police, the judge and the odds stacked against them, Lindsay leads Bobby, Ellenor and Jimmy in the defense of Dennis Mills' hopeless murder trial. As the trial continues to go south for the defense, Lindsay uncovers a shocking truth that changes everything.

Season 4, Episode 14: Checkmates

Original Air Date—13 February 2000
Hellen is called in to question the son of a well-known police detective, when he is accused of murder. When she uses his father to get a confession, Bobby tries to have it thrown out because it was made to a police officer, even if he was the suspect's father. Meanwhile, Ellenor represents a slightly retarded young man accused of murder, and suspects a surprise witness who suddenly comes to his defense might be lying.

Season 4, Episode 15: Race Ipsa Loquitor

Original Air Date—20 February 2000
Eugene and Rebecca represent a woman whose husband died during a routine liposuction, and are shocked to see that the defense attorney's strategy is to attack them personally. Meanwhile, Jimmy decides to reopen the Henry Olson case, after he is attacked at prison and requests to be put in solitary for the rest of his life sentence. He turns to a desperate Richard, reeling from a recent chain of defeats, and offers him a questionable deal that goes against everything they ever believed in.

Season 4, Episode 16: Settling

Original Air Date—12 March 2000
Bobby is kidnapped and held at gunpoint by Patrick Rooney, a former client who blames him for convincing him to take a deal for a crime he didn't commit. Rooney tries to prove to Bobby he really was innocent, and that it was his inadequate counsel that caused him to lose 12 years of his life.

Season 4, Episode 17: Black Widows

Original Air Date—2 April 2000
Bobby and Eugene defend Courtney Hansen, nicknamed by the media "The Black Widow", a woman accused of killing her weak-hearted husband by having sex with him to death. Having lost 2 previous husbands under mysterious circumstances, the ADA tries to prove it is her M.O. to marry sick old men for their money, and then kill them. Meanwhile, Helen tricks a confession out of a traumatized 15 year old girl, accused of killing her unborn baby, and Ellenor argues she is too young to withstand such trickery.

Season 4, Episode 18: Death Penalties

Original Air Date—9 April 2000
Bobby and Helen once again go head to head in an assisted suicide case, each with their own past experiences involving the matter. Noticing Bobby's unresolved feelings about his part in his mother's death, Lindsay turns to his father for help. Ellenor goes to Pennsylvania to help a man on death-row get a DNA test that might exonerate him, which proves to be a lot harder than it sounds.

Season 4, Episode 19: Till Death Do Us Part

Original Air Date—30 April 2000
Rebecca represents an elderly woman with Alzheimer's, recently remarried, whose daughter is trying to have the marriage annulled. But the woman's testimony in the hearing opens up a big can of worms concerning the truth about the death of her first husband. Meanwhile, Ellenor goes to a higher court in another attempt to get a DNA test in the case of Stuart Donovan, whose execution is only two weeks away.

Season 4, Episode 20: Liberty Bells

Original Air Date—7 May 2000
With their petition for a DNA test denied once again, Ellenor and the others must come up with a new idea to exonerate Stuart Donovan and keep him from being executed for a crime he didn't commit. But even after a test reveals the sample from the crime scene doesn't match Donovan, Ellenor is shocked to discover the DA still refuses to cancel his execution. In a last ditch effort, the team goes before Judge Wood, desperate to make him see beyond the technicality of the law, and save Stuart Donovan's life.

Season 4, Episode 21: Honorable Man

Original Air Date—14 May 2000
Eugene is assigned a horrifying case of a man accused of killing a woman and then raping her lifeless corpse. Getting more and more angry, Eugene must come to terms with the reality of his job and the effect it has on his personal life. Meanwhile, Jimmy defends an old friend of his, being sued by a former employee for violating his privacy and announcing to the entire company that he has AIDS. However, as the trial progresses, Jimmy realizes he had hidden reasons for doing so.

Season 4, Episode 22: Life Sentence

Original Air Date—21 May 2000
In a difficult and emotional trial, Jimmy and Ellenor represent a deaf woman, charged with killing the man who raped and murdered her 7 year old daughter. Meanwhile, Lindsay and Bobby continue to quarrel over wedding plans, and Lindsay decides to surprise him with an elopement.

Season 5


Season 5, Episode 1: Summary Judgments

Original Air Date—8 October 2000
Bobby is called to defend his close friend, Scott Wallace, who is accused of killing his wife, and becomes overly involved in the case. Helen is concerned Richard has crossed the line in the case, when a witness coached by him lies on the stand.

Season 5, Episode 2: Germ Warfare

Original Air Date—15 October 2000
Ellenor and Lindsay represent parents against the EPA, when their children are all diagnosed with cancer from a chemically treated playground. But no matter how tough the case is to prove to the jury, the real threat comes from the judge. Meanwhile, Bobby tries to get the Wallace verdict overturned, and Helen struggles with what she knows about the star witness for the prosecution.

Season 5, Episode 3: Officers of the Court

Original Air Date—22 October 2000
An enraged Ellenor decides to go after Judge Aldrich for his behavior during the Jamison trial, no matter the consequences for her or the firm. Jimmy is faced with an ethical dilemma when the best thing for his drug addicted client might not be the best thing for her unborn child. Meanwhile, Helen's coworkers give her the cold shoulder, thanks to her decision to come clean about Richard's behavior during the Wallace trial.

Season 5, Episode 4: Appeal and Denial

Original Air Date—29 October 2000
Desperately trying to overturn Scott Wallace's verdict, Bobby goes for a hearing to prove Kyle Barrett lied on the stand. Helen tries a man who assaulted his wife, when the woman changes her mind and testifies for her husband. Lucy outs Bobby and Lindsay as being pregnant, but it turns out they're not the only ones.

Season 5, Episode 5: We Hold These Truths...

Original Air Date—5 November 2000
Defending a young man accused of drug use, Jimmy faces an ego-maniacal judge, who determines punishment according to his mood. Eugene goes up against Helen in a trial where attacking a closeted policeman is the only way to win. Meanwhile, Bobby prepares for Scott Wallace's retrial by trying to convince Judge Hiller not to allow the damaging video tape into evidence.
Next US airings:
Sat. Dec. 57:00 AMFX

Season 5, Episode 6: Show and Tell

Original Air Date—12 November 2000
Bobby takes on Richard Bay in the long anticipated Wallace retrial. With the video tape being admitted, Bobby has no choice but to put an increasingly erratic Scott Wallace on the stand. The entire episode is shown through the eyes of a news crew, making a documentary about the trial.
Next US airings:
Sat. Dec. 58:00 AMFX

Season 5, Episode 7: Brothers' Keepers

Original Air Date—19 November 2000
In an extremely controversial trial, Helen prosecutes a Pakistani man who sent his adulterous wife to Pakistan to be murdered by his brother in an honor killing. Eugene once again comes to the aid of incompetent attorney Harland Bassett when his niece is accused of shoplifting. Ellenor announces her pregnancy, and is disappointed by everyone's reaction.
Next US airings:
Sun. Dec. 67:00 AMFX

Season 5, Episode 8: Mr. Hinks Goes to Town

Original Air Date—26 November 2000
Lindsay and Jimmy take on a case of a confessed serial killer, whose psychiatrist believes is innocent and suffering from delusions. Their attempt to prove his innocence gets more difficult when the client insists on pleading guilty.
Next US airings:
Sun. Dec. 68:00 AMFX

Season 5, Episode 9: The Deal

Original Air Date—10 December 2000
Bobby is torn between ethics and morality, when serving his client means letting a kidnapped little girl die. Meanwhile, an emotionally unstable Scott Wallace returns, asking the firm's help after being fired from his job, only to get himself into big trouble yet again. Finally, being acquitted of 9 murder charges, William Hinks returns much to Lindsay's horror, who still believes he is guilty.
Next US airings:
Sat. Dec. 127:00 AMFX

Season 5, Episode 10: Friends and Ex-Lovers

Original Air Date—17 December 2000
Haunted with guilt over Scott Wallace's murder of his boss, Bobby is determined to defend him, lashing out at everybody including Jimmy, who agrees to become a witness for the prosecution. Helen goes up against an old boyfriend in a drug case, when the defendant asks for her help and claims his lawyer actually works for his employers, and doesn't really represent his interests. Meanwhile, William Hinks' stalking of Lindsay gets more and more disturbing, and eventually turns deadly.

Season 5, Episode 11: An Early Frost

Original Air Date—7 January 2001
Scott Wallace is put on trial for murder yet again, with Bobby determined to prove his mental state is responsible for the crime. Lindsay becomes terrified when William Hinks continues to harass her, with the police being unable to touch him, until Bobby's decision to take matters into his own hands gets out of control.

Season 5, Episode 12: Payback

Original Air Date—14 January 2001
With the discovery of William Hinks' body, Bobby is arrested shortly after for his murder. Lindsay is terrified of losing him and raising their child alone, while the DA's office assigns an extremely aggressive lawyer, willing to pull out all the stops in order to get rid of Bobby once and for all.

Season 5, Episode 13: The Thin Line

Original Air Date—4 February 2001
With Eugene at the helm, the entire firm stands ready to defend Bobby in his trial for the murder of William Hinks. But no matter what the outcome of the trial turns out to be, William Hinks reaches out from the grave and manages to get the last laugh, when a deadly tragedy hits the firm.

Season 5, Episode 14: The Day After

Original Air Date—11 February 2001
After the explosion at the firm's offices, Lucy is unharmed, but Rebecca is fighting for her life in the hospital. Things become even more complicated, when Bobby takes Rebecca's mother, a Jehovah's Witness, to court, trying to force her to allow the hospital to give Rebecca a blood transfusion. During all this, Lindsay goes into labor.

Season 5, Episode 15: Awakenings

Original Air Date—18 February 2001
Ellenor's sperm-donor has second thoughts about their agreement for him to give up his parental rights, and Jimmy surprises her when he stands by her and volunteers to represent her. Lucy is paged by the rape crisis center to help an 11 year-old rape victim, whose rapist Helen is preparing to prosecute. Meanwhile, a disoriented Rebecca wakes up from her coma, and gets lost in the hospital.

Season 5, Episode 16: Gideon's Crossover

Original Air Date—11 March 2001
In a crossover episode with "Gideon's Crossing", Ellenor turns to Dr. Ben Gideon, due to some complications with her pregnancy. Helen prosecutes 11 year-old Amanda McGowan's rapist, while doing her best to keep her off the witness stand and protect her from being even further traumatized. Bobby represents a man accused of killing his step daughter, with whom he was having an affair.

Season 5, Episode 17: What Child Is This?

Original Air Date—18 March 2001
As evidence mounts against the defendant in the Littlefield trial, Bobby and Jimmy try to apply the infamous "Plan B", and accuse the victim's mother of the murder. Meanwhile, Ellenor goes into labor, with only a panicked Helen at her side.

Season 5, Episode 18: The Confession

Original Air Date—1 April 2001
Helen arrives at the scene of a carjacking gone terribly wrong, when the owner of the car is killed and her son is caught inside. She uses extremely questionable trickery to get a confession out of the suspect, which Jimmy tries to get thrown out.

Season 5, Episode 19: Home of the Brave

Original Air Date—22 April 2001
Lindsay represents an illegal alien, who the police is threatening to deport, unless he testifies against his brother in a murder trial. Helen is prosecuting a rapist, when his defense attorney goes after Lucy on the stand for her actions as a rape crisis counselor. Meanwhile, Eugene once again gets mixed up with incompetent attorney Harland Bassett.

Season 5, Episode 20: The Case of Harland Bassett

Original Air Date—29 April 2001
Jimmy and Eugene help all-time-loser attorney Harland Bassett in the trial of his life, as he represents a sick little girl against a drug company, whose drug caused her liver to fail.

Season 5, Episode 21: Poor Richard's Almanac

Original Air Date—6 May 2001
Bobby and Ellenor defend a brutal drug dealer accused of murder in a case they have no chance of winning, when their client turns his attention to Richard, who is prosecuting the case. Fearing for his life, Richard is determined not to be scared away, and to win the trial at all costs.

Season 5, Episode 22: Public Servants

Original Air Date—13 May 2001
Greif stricken by Richard's murder, an enraged Helen seeks vengeance on his killers. As Bobby tries to deal with the guilt over his part in Richard's death, Rebecca and Jimmy grasp at representing a seemingly innocent man accused of killing his wife - until shocking new evidence come to light.

Season 6


Season 6, Episode 1: The Candidate

Original Air Date—23 September 2001
In the two-hour season premier, Ellenor is called to the house of her close friend, Senator Keith Ellison, where she finds the dead body of a man in his bed. The senator claims to shooting the man, thinking he was raping his wife, not realizing they're actually having an affair. In a sensational trial, full of twists and turns, Helen and new ADA Alan Lowe try to prove the senator murdered the man in a fit of rage - but no one is ready for the real truth behind this crime.

Season 6, Episode 2: Killing Time

Original Air Date—30 September 2001
Ellenor tries to deal with her discoveries after the Ellison trial, and is determined to correct the injustice that occurred. Rebecca joins forces with a highly respected death-row-appeals lawyer, and discovers he might have an agenda contrary to that of his clients. Eugene represents an old client in a parole hearing, trying to convince him to make a full admission even though he still maintains his innocence.

Season 6, Episode 3: Liar's Poker

Original Air Date—7 October 2001
Lindsay represents a young man accused of murder, and is shocked when new ADA Alan Lowe makes an extremely questionable maneuver to nail her client. Jimmy represents a bookie, to whom he is in grave debts, in a very messy divorce, until it escalates to murder.

Season 6, Episode 4: Vanished: Part 1

Original Air Date—14 October 2001
Bobby represents Jenny and Richard Baldwin against a pedophile about to be released from prison, who they believe kidnapped their son 18 years earlier. The couple wants Bobby to use a civil lawsuit to force him to tell them what happened to their son - a trial that ends with shocking results. Meanwhile, Jimmy is desperate to scrape up the money to pay his bookie, and ends up stealing from a client to do so.

Season 6, Episode 5: Vanished: Part 2

Original Air Date—21 October 2001
With a young man coming forward, believing he might be the long lost Chad Baldwin, Bobby and Ellenor try to verify the boy's story. Helen tries to use the woman who raised him for all those years to lock Pierce away for the kidnapping, but Rebecca uncovers evidence that might change everything.

Season 6, Episode 6: Honor Code

Original Air Date—18 November 2001
The firm is hired by an insurance company in the trial of a little boy who got hit by a car, until the company's doctor uncovers evidence the he suffers from an extremely life threatening condition. Everyone is horrified when the insurance company orders them not to reveal that to the boy's parents, putting his life in grave danger. Jimmy, however, refuses to comply with those orders, telling the boy's parents everything - and is shocked to discover Eugene has reported him to the bar, recommending his immediate disbarment.

Season 6, Episode 7: Suffer the Little Children

Original Air Date—25 November 2001

Season 6, Episode 8: Dangerous Liaisons

Original Air Date—2 December 2001

Season 6, Episode 9: Inter Arma Silent Leges

Original Air Date—9 December 2001

Season 6, Episode 10: Eyewitness

Original Air Date—6 January 2002

Season 6, Episode 11: The Test

Original Air Date—13 January 2002

Season 6, Episode 12: Pro Se

Original Air Date—10 February 2002

Season 6, Episode 13: Judge Knot

Original Air Date—17 February 2002
Bobby and Helen are unwillingly dragged into a sting operation meant to expose a highly respected and popular judge of taking bribes. When he finally does get caught, the vengeful judge tries to take Bobby down with him.

Season 6, Episode 14: Man and Superman

Original Air Date—24 February 2002

Season 6, Episode 15: M. Premie Unplugged

Original Air Date—10 March 2002

Season 6, Episode 16: Manifest Necessity

Original Air Date—17 March 2002

Season 6, Episode 17: Fire Proof

Original Air Date—7 April 2002

Season 6, Episode 18: The Return of Joey Heric

Original Air Date—14 April 2002
Joey Herric returns to the firm, surprising everybody when he declares he has passed the bar, and is now a lawyer. He asks for Bobby and Ellenor's help in his first trial, a murder case, where he represents a man accused of killing a woman he was having an affair with. As the trial progresses, they become frustrated when Joey doesn't seem to really be needing their help - until the real reason he wanted them to be there is finally revealed.

Season 6, Episode 19: Eat and Run

Original Air Date—5 May 2002
The firm is assigned a seemingly impossible case of a serial killer who eats his victims. The trial becomes more and more unsettling for Lindsey in particular, when the client, who believes he is Hannibal Lecter, starts referring to her as Clarice.

Season 6, Episode 20: Evil/Doers

Original Air Date—12 May 2002
Eugene defends a man accused of rape, who claims the real rapist is his identical twin brother. Meanwhile, Lawrence O'Malley, the Hannibal Lecter copycat, continues to terrorize Lindsey, until she decides to take matters into her own hands.

Season 6, Episode 21: This Pud's for You

Original Air Date—19 May 2002
Having shot Lawrence O'Malley, Lindsey goes into shock, and Eugene orders Bobby and her not to talk to the police about what happened. Trying to decide on the best legal defense for Lindsey, Eugene and the others begin to question her sanity.

Season 6, Episode 22: The Verdict

Original Air Date—19 May 2002
Ellinor leads the defense team in Lindsey's murder trial of Lawrence O'Malley, against ADA Kenneth Walsh, who is determined to convict Lindsey and get rid of her once and for all. As the trial progresses, Lindsey continues to unravel, and her testimony leaves everyone skeptical as to the outcome of the trial.

Season 7


Season 7, Episode 1: Privilege

Original Air Date—29 September 2002
Following Lindsay's murder conviction on the season finale, season 7 opens with Lindsay being sentenced to life in prison. Bobby tries to keep it together, and chooses Rebecca to lead Lindsay's appeal. Meanwhile, Jimmy is hired by a woman who kidnapped a little girl many years ago, to anonymously inform the girl's mother that she is safe and sound. That action opens up a huge can of worms, resulting with the false arrest of the woman originally accused of the kidnapping.

Season 7, Episode 2: Convictions

Original Air Date—6 October 2002
Helen manages to trick a confession of kidnapping out of Bernice White, and a guilt-ridden Jimmy takes on her case, determined not to let her go down for a crime he knows she didn't commit. Despite his efforts, it's new attorney Jamie Stringer who manages to save the day. Meanwhile, Rebecca argues Lindsay's appeal before the Supreme Court, and Ellenor deals with her guilt over losing the trial in the first place.

Season 7, Episode 3: Of Thee I Sing

Original Air Date—13 October 2002
With Lindsay's conviction now overturned, Bobby realizes they can never win with a new trial, and tries to make a deal with Walsh to no avail. Helen tries to convince Walsh to take the deal, and accidentally comes across some information that might turn the tables. Desperate to make her first court appearance, Jamie lets the hopeless case of a flasher come to trial, where things rapidly spin out of control.

Season 7, Episode 4: The Cradle Will Rock

Original Air Date—20 October 2002
Bobby and Eugene defend a Christian Science couple from Helen's wrath, when they are accused of murder for not taking their dying son to a hospital. Meanwhile, Lindsey's release has severe emotional consequences on both her and Keneth Walsh, still devastated over losing the case.

Season 7, Episode 5: Neighboring Species

Original Air Date—3 November 2002
Lindsey takes on a client whose neighbor is suing to get her to stop singing the same loud song every morning while, in a politically and emotionally charged hearing centered on stem cell research, Eugene, Ellenor and Jamie try to help a biological research facility reverse a zoning decision purposely designed to put it out of business

Season 7, Episode 6: The Telltale Nation

Original Air Date—10 November 2002

Season 7, Episode 7: Small Sacrifices

Original Air Date—17 November 2002
Bobby and Jimmy struggle with a court-appointed statutory rape case in which their client claims that he and his victim, a 13-year old boy, love each other and the boy's mother is trying to keep them apart. Meanwhile, Ellenor builds a defense for the religious freedom of a church whose ritual includes animal sacrifice.

Season 7, Episode 8: Bad to Worse

Original Air Date—1 December 2002

Season 7, Episode 9: The Good Fight

Original Air Date—8 December 2002

Season 7, Episode 10: Silent Partners

Original Air Date—15 December 2002

Season 7, Episode 11: Down the Hatch

Original Air Date—27 January 2003

Season 7, Episode 12: Final Judgement

Original Air Date—3 February 2003

Season 7, Episode 13: Character Evidence

Original Air Date—10 February 2003

Season 7, Episode 14: The Making of a Trial Attorney

Original Air Date—3 March 2003

Season 7, Episode 15: Choirboys

Original Air Date—10 March 2003
Lesley Ann Warren plays the protective mother of her only son, an accused killer for whom she provides an alibi. Also, a disturbed former client of Lindsey's makes a kind of confession.

Season 7, Episode 16: Special Deliveries

Original Air Date—24 March 2003

Season 7, Episode 17: Burnout

Original Air Date—24 March 2003

Season 7, Episode 18: Capitol Crimes

Original Air Date—31 March 2003

Season 7, Episode 19: Les Is More

Original Air Date—7 April 2003
Jimmy goes to meet a mentally unstable old client of his, and is shocked to find himself being held by her at gunpoint. The event takes an even more bizarre turn when he discovers she has kidnapped CBS CEO Les Moonves, and is planning to play Russian Roulette with him on live television - while asking Jimmy to find a TV network willing to carry the broadcast. Meanwhile, Lindsay confronts Bobby about his affair, and even goes to Sarah for answers.

Season 7, Episode 20: Heroes and Villains

Original Air Date—21 April 2003

Season 7, Episode 21: Baby Love

Original Air Date—5 May 2003

Season 7, Episode 22: Goodbye

Original Air Date—5 May 2003

Season 8


Season 8, Episode 1: We the People

Original Air Date—28 September 2003
As the 8th season begins, nothing in the firm is as we remember. Bobby, Linsay, Rebecca and Lucy are all gone, leaving Ellenor, Eugene and Jimmy at the helm. Ellenor also hires an old friend, attorney Alan Shore, recently fired from his firm for embezzlement. Jimmy and and Eugene defend a woman who killed a drug dealer in her neighborhood in cold blood, desperate to stop him from selling drugs to children. Ellenor and Jaimie defend a man accused of killing his wife and unborn child, but begin to suspect he is actually protecting the real killer.

Season 8, Episode 2: The Chosen

Original Air Date—5 October 2003

Season 8, Episode 3: Cause of Action

Original Air Date—12 October 2003

Season 8, Episode 4: Blessed Are They

Original Air Date—19 October 2003

Season 8, Episode 5: The Heat of Passion

Original Air Date—26 October 2003

Season 8, Episode 6: The Lonely People

Original Air Date—2 November 2003

Season 8, Episode 7: Rape Shield

Original Air Date—9 November 2003

Season 8, Episode 8: Concealing Evidence

Original Air Date—23 November 2003

Season 8, Episode 9: Victims' Rights

Original Air Date—30 November 2003

Season 8, Episode 10: Equal Justice

Original Air Date—7 December 2003

Season 8, Episode 11: Police State

Original Air Date—11 January 2004
After a policeman is shot to death, Jamie and Tara arrive at the hospital where the suspect is being treated, and are shocked to find the police torturing him for information. But the real shock is when they discover no one seems to have the authority or the willingness to put a stop to it.

Season 8, Episode 12: Avenging Angels

Original Air Date—18 January 2004
Jimmy and Jamie defend an elderly man, retired dock worker Walter Josephson, who is accused of killing a member of the local Irish mob, and Alan Shore agrees to help his friend Dwight Haber - by any means necessary - who discovers his lawyer wife Eve is cheating on him.

Season 8, Episode 13: Going Home

Original Air Date—25 January 2004
Alan returns to his childhood home of Dedham, Mass. to defend a childhood friend; Paul Stewart who is wanted for the brutal murder of the town party girl. Alan tries to come to terms with secrets of his Dedham past, and learns that when it comes to going home, nothing ever changes; nothing stays the same.

Season 8, Episode 14: Pre-Trial Blues

Original Air Date—22 February 2004

Season 8, Episode 15: Mr. Shore Goes to Town

Original Air Date—7 March 2004

Season 8, Episode 16: In Good Conscience

Original Air Date—14 March 2004

Season 8, Episode 17: War of the Roses

Original Air Date—21 March 2004

Season 8, Episode 18: The Case Against Alan Shore

Original Air Date—28 March 2004

Season 8, Episode 19: The Firm

Original Air Date—18 April 2004

Season 8, Episode 20: Comings and Goings

Original Air Date—25 April 2004

Season 8, Episode 21: New Hoods on the Block

Original Air Date—2 May 2004

Season 8, Episode 22: Adjourned (a.k.a. Cheers)

Original Air Date—16 May 2004

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