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Season 1
Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot
Original Air Date: 4 March 1997Bobby 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.
Season 1, Episode 2: Part I
Original Air Date: 11 March 1997Bobby 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.
Season 1, Episode 3: Trial and Error
Original Air Date: 18 March 1997Bobby 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.
Season 1, Episode 4: Part IV
Original Air Date: 25 March 1997Season 1, Episode 5: Part V
Original Air Date: 1 April 1997Season 1, Episode 6: Part VI
Original Air Date: 8 April 1997Season 2
Season 2, Episode 1: Reasonable Doubts
Original Air Date: 20 September 1997The 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.
Season 2, Episode 2: Betrayal
Original Air Date: 23 September 1997Season 2, Episode 3: The Blessing
Original Air Date: 27 September 1997Tensions 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.
Season 2, Episode 4: Dog Bite
Original Air Date: 4 October 1997Season 2, Episode 5: First Degree
Original Air Date: 11 October 1997Season 2, Episode 6: Sex, Lies and Monkeys
Original Air Date: 18 October 1997Season 2, Episode 7: Search and Seizure
Original Air Date: 25 October 1997Season 2, Episode 8: The Means
Original Air Date: 8 November 1997Season 2, Episode 9: Save the Mule
Original Air Date: 15 November 1997Season 2, Episode 10: Spirit of America
Original Air Date: 22 November 1997Season 2, Episode 11: Hide and Seek
Original Air Date: 29 November 1997Season 2, Episode 12: Race with the Devil
Original Air Date: 13 December 1997Season 2, Episode 13: The Civil Right
Original Air Date: 20 December 1997Season 2, Episode 14: The Pursuit of Dignity
Original Air Date: 3 January 1998Season 2, Episode 15: Line of Duty
Original Air Date: 5 January 1998Season 2, Episode 16: Truth and Consequences
Original Air Date: 12 January 1998Season 2, Episode 17: Burden of Proof
Original Air Date: 19 January 1998With 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.
Season 2, Episode 18: Ties That Bind
Original Air Date: 2 February 1998Ellenor 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.
Season 2, Episode 19: The Trial
Original Air Date: 9 February 1998Hellen 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.
Season 2, Episode 20: Cloudy with a Chance of Membranes
Original Air Date: 16 February 1998With 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.
Season 2, Episode 21: In Deep
Original Air Date: 2 March 1998Ellenor 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.
Season 2, Episode 22: Another Day
Original Air Date: 9 March 1998Joey 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.
Season 2, Episode 23: Checkmate
Original Air Date: 16 March 1998Helenn 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.
Season 2, Episode 24: Trees in the Forest
Original Air Date: 30 March 1998Hellen 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.
Season 2, Episode 25: Food Chains
Original Air Date: 6 April 1998Tensions 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.
Season 2, Episode 26: Axe Murderer
Original Air Date: 27 April 1998Continuing 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 1998Jimmy'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.
Season 2, Episode 28: Rhyme and Reason
Original Air Date: 11 May 1998When 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
Season 3, Episode 1: Passing Go
Original Air Date: 27 September 1998Lindsay 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.
Season 3, Episode 2: Reasons to Believe
Original Air Date: 4 October 1998Lindsay 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.
Season 3, Episode 3: Body Count
Original Air Date: 11 October 1998George 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.
Season 3, Episode 4: The Defenders
Original Air Date: 18 October 1998Anderson 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.
Season 3, Episode 5: The Battlefield
Original Air Date: 25 October 1998Lindsay 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.
Season 3, Episode 6: One of Those Days
Original Air Date: 8 November 1998Ellenor 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.
Season 3, Episode 7: Trench Work
Original Air Date: 15 November 1998A 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.
Season 3, Episode 8: Swearing In
Original Air Date: 29 November 1998About 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 1998Bobby 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 1998Jimmy 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.
Season 3, Episode 11: Split Decisions
Original Air Date: 3 January 1999Season 3, Episode 12: A Day in the Life
Original Air Date: 10 January 1999Season 3, Episode 13: Judge and Jury
Original Air Date: 17 January 1999Season 3, Episode 14: Of Human Bondage
Original Air Date: 14 February 1999Season 3, Episode 15: Lawyers, Reporters and Cockroaches
Original Air Date: 21 February 1999Season 3, Episode 16: End Games
Original Air Date: 28 February 1999A 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.
Season 3, Episode 17: Target Practice
Original Air Date: 7 March 1999Jimmy 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.
Season 3, Episode 18: Crossfire
Original Air Date: 14 March 1999Eugene 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.
Season 3, Episode 19: Closet Justice
Original Air Date: 28 March 1999The 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.
Season 3, Episode 20: Home Invasions
Original Air Date: 18 April 1999Helen 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.
Season 3, Episode 21: Infected
Original Air Date: 25 April 1999Still 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.
Season 3, Episode 22: Do Unto Others
Original Air Date: 2 May 1999Eugene 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 1999Working 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 1999With 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 1999When 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 1999Lindsay 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 1999A 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 1999On 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 1999Rebecca 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 1999Jimmy 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 1999Lindsay 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.
Next US airings:
| Thur. Aug. 21 | 8:00 AM | FX |
Season 4, Episode 9: Bay of Pigs
Original Air Date: 28 November 1999Richard 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.
Next US airings:
| Fri. Aug. 22 | 8:00 AM | FX |
Season 4, Episode 10: Day in Court
Original Air Date: 12 December 1999In 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 Hellen in the hospital, and later, along with Bobby, in a jail cell.
Next US airings:
| Sat. Aug. 23 | 7:00 AM | FX |
Season 4, Episode 11: Blowing Smoke
Original Air Date: 9 January 2000In 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.
Next US airings:
| Sat. Aug. 23 | 8:00 AM | FX |
Season 4, Episode 12: New Evidence
Original Air Date: 30 January 2000Lindsay 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.
Next US airings:
| Sun. Aug. 24 | 7:00 AM | FX |
Season 4, Episode 13: Hammerhead Sharks
Original Air Date: 6 February 2000With 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.
Next US airings:
| Sun. Aug. 24 | 8:00 AM | FX |
Season 4, Episode 14: Checkmates
Original Air Date: 13 February 2000Hellen 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.
Next US airings:
| Mon. Aug. 25 | 8:00 AM | FX |
Season 4, Episode 15: Race Ipsa Loquitor
Original Air Date: 20 February 2000Eugene 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.
Next US airings:
| Tue. Aug. 26 | 8:00 AM | FX |
Season 4, Episode 16: Settling
Original Air Date: 12 March 2000Bobby 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.
Next US airings:
| Wed. Aug. 27 | 8:00 AM | FX |
Season 4, Episode 17: Black Widows
Original Air Date: 2 April 2000Bobby 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, Hellen 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.
Next US airings:
| Thur. Aug. 28 | 8:00 AM | FX |
Season 4, Episode 18: Death Penalties
Original Air Date: 9 April 2000Bobby and Hellen 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.
Next US airings:
| Fri. Aug. 29 | 8:00 AM | FX |
Season 4, Episode 19: Till Death Do Us Part
Original Air Date: 30 April 2000Rebecca 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.
Next US airings:
| Sat. Aug. 30 | 7:00 AM | FX |
Season 4, Episode 20: Liberty Bells
Original Air Date: 7 May 2000With 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.
Next US airings:
| Sat. Aug. 30 | 8:00 AM | FX |
Season 4, Episode 21: Honorable Man
Original Air Date: 14 May 2000Eugene 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.
Next US airings:
| Sun. Aug. 31 | 7:00 AM | FX |
Season 4, Episode 22: Life Sentence
Original Air Date: 21 May 2000In 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, Lindsey and Bobby continue to quarrel over wedding plans, and Lindsey decides to surprise him with an elopement.
Next US airings:
| Sun. Aug. 31 | 8:00 AM | FX |
Season 5
Season 5, Episode 1: Summary Judgments
Original Air Date: 8 October 2000Bobby 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.
Next US airings:
| Tue. Sept. 2 | 8:00 AM | FX |
Season 5, Episode 2: Germ Warfare
Original Air Date: 15 October 2000Ellenor 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 Hellen 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 2000An 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, Hellen 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 2000Desperately trying to overturn Scott Wallace's verdict, Bobby goes for a hearing to prove Kyle Barrett lied on the stand. Hellen tries a man who assaulted his wife, when the woman changes her mind and testify 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 2000Defending a young man accused of drug use, Jimmy faces a ego-maniacal judge, who determines punishment according to his mood. Eugene goes up against Hellen 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.
Season 5, Episode 6: Show and Tell
Original Air Date: 12 November 2000Bobby 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.
Season 5, Episode 7: Brothers' Keepers
Original Air Date: 19 November 2000In an extremely controversial trial, Hellen 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.
Season 5, Episode 8: Mr. Hinks Goes to Town
Original Air Date: 26 November 2000Lindsay 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.
Season 5, Episode 9: The Deal
Original Air Date: 10 December 2000Bobby 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.
Season 5, Episode 10: Friends and Ex-Lovers
Original Air Date: 17 December 2000Haunted 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. Hellen 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 2001Scott 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 2001With 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 2001With 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 2001After 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 Jehova'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 2001Ellenor'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 Hellen 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 2001In a crossover episode with "Gideon's Crossing", Ellenor turns to Dr. Ben Gideon, due to some complications with her pregnancy. Hellen 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 2001As evidence mount 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 Hellen at her side.
Season 5, Episode 18: The Confession
Original Air Date: 1 April 2001Hellen 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 2001Lindsay represents an illegal alien, who the police is threatening to deport, unless he testifies against his brother in a murder trial. Hellen 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 2001Jimmy 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 2001Bobby 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 2001Greif 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: Part 1
Original Air Date: 23 September 2001In 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 2001Ellenor 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 has 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 2001Lindsay 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 to, in a very messy divorce, until it escalates to murder.
Season 6, Episode 4: Vanished: Part 1
Original Air Date: 14 October 2001Bobby 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 2001With a young man coming forward, believing he might be the long lost Chad Baldwin, Bobby and Ellenor try to verify the boy's story. Hellen 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 2001The 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 2001Season 6, Episode 8: Dangerous Liaisons
Original Air Date: 2 December 2001Season 6, Episode 9: Inter Arma Silent Leges
Original Air Date: 9 December 2001Season 6, Episode 10: Eyewitness
Original Air Date: 6 January 2002Season 6, Episode 11: The Test
Original Air Date: 13 January 2002Season 6, Episode 12: Pro Se
Original Air Date: 10 February 2002Season 6, Episode 13: Judge Knot
Original Air Date: 17 February 2002Bobby and Hellen 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 2002Season 6, Episode 15: M. Premie Unplugged
Original Air Date: 10 March 2002Season 6, Episode 16: Manifest Necessity
Original Air Date: 17 March 2002Season 6, Episode 17: Fire Proof
Original Air Date: 7 April 2002Season 6, Episode 18: The Return of Joey Heric
Original Air Date: 14 April 2002Joey 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 2002Season 6, Episode 20: Evil/Doers
Original Air Date: 12 May 2002Season 6, Episode 21: This Pud's for You
Original Air Date: 19 May 2002Season 6, Episode 22: The Verdict
Original Air Date: 19 May 2002Season 7
Season 7, Episode 1: Privilege
Original Air Date: 29 September 2002Season 7, Episode 2: Convictions
Original Air Date: 6 October 2002Season 7, Episode 3: Of Thee I Sing
Original Air Date: 13 October 2002Season 7, Episode 4: The Cradle Will Rock
Original Air Date: 20 October 2002Bobby 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 2002Lindsey 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 2002Season 7, Episode 7: Small Sacrifices
Original Air Date: 17 November 2002Season 7, Episode 8: Bad to Worse
Original Air Date: 1 December 2002Season 7, Episode 9: The Good Fight
Original Air Date: 8 December 2002Season 7, Episode 10: Silent Partners
Original Air Date: 15 December 2002Season 7, Episode 11: Down the Hatch
Original Air Date: 27 January 2003Season 7, Episode 12: Final Judgement
Original Air Date: 3 February 2003Season 7, Episode 13: Character Evidence
Original Air Date: 10 February 2003Season 7, Episode 14: The Making of a Trial Attorney
Original Air Date: 3 March 2003Season 7, Episode 15: Choirboys
Original Air Date: 10 March 2003Lesley 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 2003Season 7, Episode 17: Burnout
Original Air Date: 24 March 2003Season 7, Episode 18: Capitol Crimes
Original Air Date: 31 March 2003Season 7, Episode 19: Les Is More
Original Air Date: 7 April 2003Jimmy 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 2003Season 7, Episode 21: Baby Love
Original Air Date: 5 May 2003Season 7, Episode 22: Goodbye
Original Air Date: 5 May 2003Season 8
Season 8, Episode 1: We the People
Original Air Date: 28 September 2003Season 8, Episode 2: The Chosen
Original Air Date: 5 October 2003Season 8, Episode 3: Cause of Action
Original Air Date: 12 October 2003Season 8, Episode 4: Blessed Are They
Original Air Date: 19 October 2003Season 8, Episode 5: The Heat of Passion
Original Air Date: 26 October 2003Season 8, Episode 6: The Lonely People
Original Air Date: 2 November 2003Season 8, Episode 7: Rape Shield
Original Air Date: 9 November 2003Season 8, Episode 8: Concealing Evidence
Original Air Date: 23 November 2003Season 8, Episode 9: Victims' Rights
Original Air Date: 30 November 2003Season 8, Episode 10: Equal Justice
Original Air Date: 7 December 2003Season 8, Episode 11: Police State
Original Air Date: 11 January 2004After 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 2004Jimmy 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 2004Alan returns to his childhood home of Dedham, Mass. to defend a childhood friend; Paul Stewart (Patrick Dempsey) 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 2004Season 8, Episode 15: Mr. Shore Goes to Town
Original Air Date: 7 March 2004Season 8, Episode 16: In Good Conscience
Original Air Date: 14 March 2004Season 8, Episode 17: War of the Roses
Original Air Date: 21 March 2004Season 8, Episode 18: The Case Against Alan Shore
Original Air Date: 28 March 2004Season 8, Episode 19: The Firm
Original Air Date: 18 April 2004Season 8, Episode 20: Comings and Goings
Original Air Date: 25 April 2004Season 8, Episode 21: New Hoods on the Block
Original Air Date: 2 May 2004Season 8, Episode 22: Adjourned (a.k.a. Cheers)
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