List of Boston Legal episodes
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The following is a list of the episodes of the television series Boston Legal. The series premiered on ABC on October 3, 2004 in the United States, and ended on December 8, 2008, bringing the episode total to 101.
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[edit] Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release date | ||||
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| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | Discs | ||||
| 1 | 17 | 2004 – 2005 | May 23, 2006 | July 24, 2006 | August 9, 2006 | 5 | |
| 2 | 27 | 2005 – 2006 | November 21, 2006 | March 5, 2007 | February 21, 2007 | 7 | |
| 3 | 24 | 2006 – 2007 | September 18, 2007 | January 14, 2008 | October 10, 2007 | 6 | |
| 4 | 20 | 2007 – 2008 | September 23, 2008 | October 13, 2008 | December 3, 2008 | 5 | |
| 5 | 13 | 2008 | May 5, 2009 | May 11, 2009 | TBA Q3 2009 | 4 | |
[edit] Season 1: 2004–2005
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Director(s) | Original Airdate |
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| 1 | "Head Cases" | Scott Kaufer, Jeff Rake, and David E. Kelley | Bill D'Elia | 2004-10-03 |
| When Edwin Poole is institutionalized, Paul Lewiston asks Brad Chase to return to the Boston office. Alan Shore is assigned a case in which a mother wants to sue the producers of Annie after her daughter is refused the title role because she's black. Brad and Sally Heep file an emergency appeal when a client's ex-husband will not allow her to take her children to New York. Denny Crane tries to prevent his client from hiring a private investigator to find out who his wife's lover is, and Lewiston assigns Lori Colson to ensure that an investigator is hired. Brad and Sally's romantic past is revealed to the office, and Tara feels objectified when Lori asks Tara to do something unethical. | ||||
| 2 | "Still Crazy After All These Years" | Kerry Ehrin & David E. Kelley | Charles Haid | 2004-10-10 |
| Alan helps Christine, an ex-lover whom he had committed, secure release from the mental hospital. Denny finds himself at the end of a lawsuit when he comments on an opposing client's sex life. Paul Lewiston and the senior partners plan to oust Denny from the firm, something Lori and Brad try to stop. Sally and Tara become concerned for Alan once it appears that Christine is stalking him. | ||||
| 3 | "Catch and Release" | David E. Kelley and Peter Ocko | Daniel Attias | 2004-10-17 |
| A client's major real estate project is slowed to a halt when a lawyer, Denny's son, files a temporary restraining order to save an endangered fish. Lori supervises Alan in a sexual harassment case where opposing counsel happens to be Christine. Sally is nervous about her first jury trial, especially when it becomes clear her client is guilty. | ||||
| 4 | "Change of Course" | David E. Kelley (teleplay) David E. Kelley & Jonathan Shapiro (story) |
Ron Underwood | 2004-10-24 |
| Edwin Poole escapes from the mental hospital and takes a murder case. Alan defends one of the firm's biggest clients after she is caught stealing a scarf and jeopardizes his relationship with Sally by asking her to commit an unethical act. When Edwin proves incompetent, Lori must overcome her own principles to defend his murder client. | ||||
| 5 | "An Eye for an Eye" | Jeff Rake & David E. Kelley | Mike Listo | 2004-10-31 |
| Alan and Tara represent a hypochondriac suing his physician for malpractice. Lori and Sally take a court appointment accused of killing a man in a bar fight, but face difficulties when it is revealed he knew the victim. When a class-action suit assigned to Denny comes up for trial, Brad and Paul rush to coach Denny on the facts of the case. | ||||
| 6 | "Truth Be Told" | Scott Kaufer | Tucker Gates | 2004-11-07 |
| Alan helps an old crush when her husband's campaign for mayor is threatened by slander, posing a conflict of interest, as the firm already represents his opponent. Denny takes a test for Alzheimer's disease. Paul is concerned when he notices a decline in Denny's workload. Lori helps an Assistant District Attorney who wants access to his son's frozen umbilical cord to treat his cancer and Sally is surprised when Denny steals her client, although it turns out to be in the best interests of the firm. | ||||
| 7 | "Questionable Characters" | Lukas Reiter | Mel Damski | 2004-11-21 |
| Lori helps her former informant who was shot while robbing a convenience store and who does not want the bullet removed because it could incriminate him, even though the bullet is jeopardizing his life. Alan tries to help his client who is accused of being a slumlord and is forced to do a despicable act from an infuriating judge even though he has been hospitalised. Denny gets arrested for solicitation. | ||||
| 8 | "Loose Lips" | Jonathan Shapiro & David E. Kelley | Jeannot Szwarc | 2004-11-28 |
| After Denny rejects a case for personal reasons, Alan defends a man who was fired from being Santa Claus because he is a transvestite. Brad and Alan make a bet on Alan's case - the loser will be the others elf for the day. Lori's therapist is worried that one of his patients may kill someone and asks her for legal help. Backed into a dilemma, Lori goes to extreme measures to help her therapist, but she soon discovers the consequences are more than she bargained for. | ||||
| 9 | "A Greater Good" | Peter Ocko | Arlene Sanford | 2004-12-12 |
| Alan and Denny defend a drug company that is being sued by a woman who states they provided false reasoning when they took her off of an experimental pill that was a possible cure for her sickness. Alan and Denny discover a shocking secret that could make or break their case and because of that, they become at odds with each other on how to proceed. Lori discovers that Tara's new information for their case would win it for them, but the way she retrieved it could cost them their case and their careers. Lori learns a secret about Brad. | ||||
| 10 | "Hired Guns" | David E. Kelley | Dennis Smith | 2004-12-19 |
| Lori and Brad defend a woman who is accused of murdering her husband and his mistress while they were in bed together. Alan is held hostage when he helps a woman whose ex-husband repeatedly kidnaps their children every Christmas. | ||||
| 11 | "Schmidt Happens" | David E. Kelley | Allison Lidi | 2005-01-09 |
| A prominent business man who is originally a Sudanese native wants to sue the U.S. government for the lack of action taken against the mayhem happening in his country and Paul looks to Lori to take the case. Founding partner Shirley Schmidt arrives with a mission to bring order to the firm. While making herself known, she has to deal with Denny who does not want her there, help with Lori's extremely high profile case, and learns that she has to keep her eye on Alan. Alan ends up defending a man who killed his mother by accident, or so he says. | ||||
| 12 | "From Whence We Came" | David E. Kelley | Mike Listo | 2005-01-16 |
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Lori, along with Denny and Shirley, defend a school superintendent who fired three science teachers because they refused to teach creationism and is now being sued by them. Alan learns his assistant has expressed concern about their work relationship. While dealing with that issue, Alan discovers that his client Bernard Ferrion, who killed his mother, may have killed again, and this time his neighbour. Sally is fired and learns that a close associate is not too keen on lending a supportive hand. Alan is surprised to see a familiar face appear as his new assistant - Catherine Piper (from an earlier episode of The Practice where she was a witness in Alan's hometown murder case - most noted for shaking Alans hand with "poop" on her gloves as payback for his childhood pranks). |
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| 13 | "It Girls and Beyond" | Jonathan Shapiro & David E. Kelley | Mike Listo | 2005-01-23 |
| Brad becomes attracted to his client who is being sued for having a relationship with her business partner merely for financial purposes. To make matters more difficult, Brad convinces himself that the doubts he feels are due to her lying about being a lesbian. Alan is asked to second chair on Denny's trial case where a doctor is being sued for prescribing a drug that has not been FDA approved. Denny seems to be on a personal mission to prove that he is a competent attorney by taking the case solo but it turns out that the case has reflection in Denny's own life. | ||||
| 14 | "'Til We Meat Again" | David E. Kelley | Bill D'Elia | 2005-02-12 |
| While out with Tara, Alan is assaulted leading to him causing a barroom brawl and, as a result, becomes arrested for conspiracy to commit assault & battery. Shirley and Denny represent a man whose steakhouse is being put out of business because the Selectmen of a small town have banned red meat in the town due to fear of mad-cow disease. | ||||
| 15 | "Tortured Souls" | David E. Kelley | Jeff Bleckner | 2005-02-20 |
| Shirley asks Alan Shore to use his odious lawyering to help her defend a police officer accused of torture. Donny Crane returns and is the opposing counsel in Denny's case with Chelina Hall as second chair, where a woman wants to sue her former boyfriend for saying no to her at the altar. For Denny, this is an easy case, for Donny this is to settle a score with Denny for letting him believe for 25 years that he was his father. Meanwhile, Bernard Ferrion is befriended by Catherine, and Alan finds variance with that. | ||||
| 16 | "Let Sales Ring" | David E. Kelley | Hubert De La Bouillerie | 2005-03-13 |
| Milton Bombay is asking the courts to allow him to be frozen until another century so he can continue his legacy of being a great lawyer and needs Denny and Shirley to defend him. Alan and Chelina defends a high school student who accuses his teacher of censorship when he blocks out a news station on the school's televisions. [The news station in question is Fox News (a corporate partner of 20th Century Fox Television who co-produce the show) but it is only hinted at once in the episode.] | ||||
| 17 | "Death Be Not Proud" | David E. Kelley & Jonathan Shapiro | Matt Shakman | 2005-03-20 |
| Chelina asks Alan to assist her in Texas because her former client is getting executed but may be innocent of the crime. An old friend of Denny and Shirley asks them for legal representation when she is charged with having sexual encounters for a fee. Lori files a complaint about Denny with Shirley and Paul and they seriously consider doing something about it; especially when they suspect he performed an unethical act on his recent case. | ||||
[edit] Season 2: 2005–2006
| Series # | Episode Number | Title | Writer(s) | Director(s) | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | "The Black Widow" | David E. Kelley | Oz Scott | 2005-09-27 |
| Alan Shore and Brad Chase represent Kelly Nolan who is on trial for poisoning her husband. Meanwhile, Tara Wilson second-chairs for Shirley Schmidt and is shocked to find that the opposing counsel is her former lover, Malcolm Holmes. Garrett Wells and Sara Holt assist Denise Bauer on a case where a Jewish man felt violated when his Christian co-workers held Bible readings in the workplace. Making things worse, Denise is served with divorce papers. | |||||
| 19 | 2 | "Schadenfreude" | David E. Kelley | Arlene Sanford | 2005-10-04 |
| The Kelly Nolan trial continues, but Alan, Denny, and Brad run fear the worst when Kelly's cold demeanor begins to turn off the jury. Meanwhile, Garrett and Sara are enlisted to help Denise in her divorce settlement and Malcolm convinces Tara to represent Johnny Damon, Edwin Starr's nephew, whose performance of Starr's hit song "War" strikes a nerve at a nightclub. | |||||
| 20 | 3 | "Finding Nimmo" | David E. Kelley | Mike Listo | 2005-10-11 |
| Denny takes Alan to Nimmo Bay, British Columbia, Canada, to help him get over his breakup with Tara. Catherine confesses to Bernard's murder. Sara and Garrett take extreme measures to help Denise challenge her husband's alimony demands in their divorce proceedings. | |||||
| 21 | 4 | "A Whiff and a Prayer" | David E. Kelley | Bill D'Elia | 2005-10-18 |
| Denny's strong conservative values are put to the test when the firm represents a Democratic congressman who refused to keep a promise to his supporters. Alan tries to forget about Tara as he prepares to defend Catherine who is on trial for murder. Meanwhile, Sara is given a bizarre ultimatum. | |||||
| 22 | 5 | "Men to Boys" | David E. Kelley | Mike Listo | 2005-10-25 |
| Denise finds herself in a difficult position when an automobile injury case she neglected for three years comes up for trial and she is unprepared. While Garrett researches, he meets Cassie (Tamara Feldman), a young paralegal whose strange sexual tendencies hide a painful past. Meanwhile Denny learns he must apologize to Lori or face a sexual harassment suit, and Alan takes Sara out for dinner and a "show". | |||||
| 23 | 6 | "Witches of Mass Destruction" | Lawrence Broch & Andrew Kreisberg & Michael Reisz | Jim Bagdonas | 2005-11-01 |
| The firm takes on two milestone cases. First, Shirley and Denise represent Christian and Wiccan parents who are outraged by a public school's Halloween celebrations, but the case takes a turn for the worse when the clients begin arguing amongst themselves. Meanwhile, Denny and Alan's friendship is tested when Alan helps Cassie sue the US military for the loss of her brother. | |||||
| 24 | 7 | "Truly, Madly, Deeply" | David E. Kelley | Stephen Cragg | 2005-11-08 |
| Denny is called to defend a man who raped and killed a 13-year-old girl, but decides he would rather go to jail than spend his days defending murderers. Meanwhile, Alan must face his fear of clowns and Shirley dumps a bizarre bestiality case on Denise. | |||||
| 25 | 8 | "The Ass Fat Jungle" | Janet Leahy & Phoef Sutton | Ron Underwood | 2005-11-15 |
| Denise finds herself wanting to sue her own client when Boston's most celebrated plastic surgeon is under fire for unorthodox techniques. Shirley takes on a difficult case involving an Alzheimer's disease patient which touches her personally. Meanwhile, Alan and Denny fight their own demons as Alan asks his new secretary to protect him from night terrors and Denny undergoes an MRI. | |||||
| 26 | 9 | "Gone" | David E. Kelley (teleplay) David E. Kelley & Jonathan Shapiro (story) |
Mel Damski | 2005-12-06 |
| When the FBI's hands are tied with red tape, Brad helps Denise go undercover as a rogue agent in order to find a missing boy who is close to her heart. But when legal and ethical roadblocks appear, they must make some difficult decisions. Meanwhile, Denny's nonchalance regarding the use of firearms becomes a real concern for the other senior partners when he shoots a homeless man in the head with a paintball gun. | |||||
| 27 | 10 | "Legal Deficits" | David E. Kelley & Lawrence Broch | Mike Listo | 2005-12-13 |
| After kidnapping a witness and physically assaulting a priest, Brad is put on trial and enlists the help of Denny and Shirley to bail him out. Meanwhile, Alan's hands are full with his secretary's financial troubles when her credit card company charges ridiculous interest rates putting her $50,000 in debt. | |||||
| 28 | 11 | "The Cancer Man Can" | Janet Leahy & Michael Reisz | Lou Antonio | 2006-01-10 |
| Paul recruits Denise to help him defend a cancer patient who used his wealth to guarantee he would not get a placebo during a drug study. Meanwhile, Alan goes too far in trying to convince the senior partners to promote "Hands" to partner, and Denny finds himself falling in love with a woman he meets at a charity event. | |||||
| 29 | 12 | "Helping Hands" | Phoef Sutton & Andrew Kreisberg | Bill D'Elia | 2006-01-17 |
| Alan finds himself all alone against the firm when he decides to defend Jerry Espenson from charges of attempted murder, torture and terrorist threats. Denise and Daniel Post get closer as Daniel second chairs a case against parents who are constantly harassing their daughter's teacher. Meanwhile, Paul is worried about the impact Denny's pending nuptials may have on the firm. | |||||
| 30 | 13 | "Too Much Information" | Andrew Kreisberg & Lawrence Broch | Steve Robin | 2006-01-24 |
| Alan and Denise take on the case of a young girl whose father killed her mother after finding the mother's whereabouts through her HMO's website. Catherine Piper comes back into Alan's life — by robbing convenience stores. Beverly Bridge, Denny's fiancee, flexes her muscle around the firm. Meanwhile, Brad attempts to manage the situation for Shirley and Paul. Daniel goes in for chemotherapy and attempts to shut out Denise. | |||||
| 31 | 14 | "Breast in Show" | Phoef Sutton & Michael Reisz | Arlene Sanford | 2006-02-07 |
| After meeting Irma for a date, Alan finds himself defending her when she is charged with a sex crime after protesting topless. Meanwhile, Denise finds it difficult to remain close to Daniel when he invites her to his own funeral, and Garrett faces his toughest challenge yet when Catherine invades his office. | |||||
| 32 | 15 | "Smile" | Corinne Brinkerhoff | Bob Yannetti | 2006-02-14 |
| Alan's friendly demeanor quickly turns into anger when a prestigious private school turns away a child prodigy because she lacks the facial muscles for smiling. Meanwhile, Shirley and Denise take on a hospital that refused to administer emergency birth control to a rape victim due to religious beliefs, and Brad is put on special assignment by Denny. | |||||
| 33 | 16 | "Live Big" | David E. Kelley | Bill D'Elia | 2006-02-21 |
| Alan and Denny defend a man charged with murder after he euthanized his wife who had Alzheimer's disease. Meanwhile, long-lost family members return when Shirley's ex-husband asks her to be "best man" at his wedding, and Paul tracks down his estranged daughter. | |||||
| 34 | 17 | "...There's Fire!" | Janet Leahy & Lawrence Brock | Mike Listo | 2006-02-28 |
| Shirley, Paul and Brad batten down the hatches as Bev files for divorce hours after her marriage to Denny, and demands half of his assets. Alan helps defend an old friend who was fired for smoking on her private time. | |||||
| 35 | 18 | "Shock and Oww!" | Phoef Sutton & Sanford Golden & Karen Wyscarver | Jeff Bleckner | 2006-03-07 |
| Shirley covertly asks Alan for help when nude photographs of her surface for auction. Paul sends Brad in undercover when he suspects his daughter is once again using drugs, and Denny is inspired by a case involving self-defense electrocution. | |||||
| 36 | 19 | "Stick It" | David E. Kelley & Janet Leahy | Adam Arkin | 2006-03-14 |
| Alan once again goes to bat for Melissa, who is in serious trouble with the IRS, this time with much less confidence. Meanwhile, Paul and Brad enact a plan to help Rachel get into rehab, and Denise re-enters the world of dating with disastrous results. | |||||
| 37 | 20 | "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" | Janet Leahy & Lawrence Broch (teleplay) Janet Leahy, Phoef Sutton, Sanford Golden & Karen Wyscarver (story) |
Elie Kanner | 2006-03-21 |
| Shirley defends a long-time client who doesn't want to lose his Victorian erotica collection in his divorce, but she is shocked when Ivan is opposing council. Alan takes drastic steps to help Catherine's friend who is being taken advantage of in a nursing home. Meanwhile, Paul cuts back on his time at the firm when Fiona begins to take priority, causing worry among the other partners. | |||||
| 38 | 21 | "Word Salad Days" | Michael Reisz, Sanford Golden & Karen Wyscarver | Jeannot Szwarc | 2006-03-28 |
| After beginning to speak gibberish in court, Alan turns to Denny for help in curing his new, debilitating condition. Meanwhile, Paul and Brad defend a video game company when a mother claims the company's addictive game killed her teenage son, and Denise challenges the polygamy law. | |||||
| 39 | 22 | "Ivan The Incorrigible" | Andrew Kreisberg and Phoef Sutton | Bob Yannetti | 2006-04-18 |
| Alan decides to help Jerry with his first big attempted-murder case, but has to take drastic action when Jerry's courtroom outbursts jeopardize the case. Meanwhile, Shirley is shocked to discover that Ivan has yet to inform Missy that they are "divorced", and Brad becomes uncomfortable with a recurring word in his new relationship. | |||||
| 40 | 23 | "Race Ipsa" | David E. Kelley | Lou Antonio | 2006-04-25 |
| When Denny shoots his therapist in self-defense, the senior partners, fed up with his rogue behavior, begin to enact plans to remove him from the firm. Meanwhile, Alan enlists the help of Chelina in a racially-charged case involving a black man being arrested for being in a white neighborhood, and Brad asks Denise to teach him to be a better kisser. | |||||
| 41 | 24 | "Deep End of The Poole" | Michael Reisz and Andrew Kreisberg | Jeff Bleckner | 2006-05-02 |
| Name partner Edwin Poole returns from a mental institution to Crane, Poole & Schmidt, but Shirley has reservations when he decides to sue a candy company. An Assistant District Attorney with a grudge against Alan brings charges, accusing him of advising his client to flee when a guilty verdict was inevitable. Meanwhile, Brad and Denise decide where to take their relationship. | |||||
| 42 | 25 | "Squid Pro Quo" | Janet Leahy and Lawrence Broch | Jim Bagdonas | 2006-05-09 |
| Marlene "The Squid" Stanger joins the firm, and Denise immediately sees her as competition. Also, Donny Crane returns. | |||||
| 43 | 26 | "Spring Fever" | Janet Leahy and Andrew Kreisberg (teleplay) Courtney Flavin, Janet Leahy & Andrew Kreisberg (story) |
Mike Listo | 2006-05-16 |
| Denny convinces Alan to fly with him to Los Angeles. They are conveniently present at a fancy restaurant to take on the case of a beautiful celebrity who shot a paparazzi member while dining near Denny and Alan. Brad's 16-year-old niece is charged with manslaughter in a teenage boy's drug overdose. | |||||
| 44 | 27 | "BL-Los Angeles" | Lawrence Broch and Michael Reisz | Bill D'Elia | 2006-05-16 |
| While they are in LA Denny and Alan defend a beautiful celebrity who shot a paparazzi member. The conflict between Denise and Marlene Stanger comes to its resolution. And in the end an unexpected visitor arrives with a surprise for Denise. | |||||
[edit] Season 3: 2006–2007
| Series # | Episode # | Title | Writer(s) | Director(s) | Original Airdate |
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| 45 | 1 | "Can't We All Get a Lung?" | David E. Kelley and Corinne Brinkerhoff | Mike Listo | 2006-09-19 |
| Denise Bauer and Shirley Schmidt defend Daniel Post (Michael J. Fox) for trying to buy a lung, Alan Shore seeks help for Jerry Espenson with his intimacy disability, and Denny introduces Alan to a familiar face. | |||||
| 46 | 2 | "New Kids on the Block" | David E. Kelley | Bill D'Elia | 2006-09-26 |
| New partner Jeffrey Coho (Craig Bierko) and Denise begin to represent Scott Little, who fears he is a suspect in the murder of a Judge, Denny Crane tries online dating with disastrous results, and Alan Shore and new associate Claire Simms (Constance Zimmer) represent a cross-dresser who was fired for taking maternity leave. | |||||
| 47 | 3 | "Desperately Seeking Shirley" | David E. Kelley and Janet Leahy | Jim Bagdonas | 2006-10-03 |
| Shirley Schmidt gets embroiled in a court battle with Alan Shore when Ivan Tiggs challenges the post-nup she drafted; Jeffrey and Denise uncover incriminating evidence as they prepare the defense of Scott Little, and Denny Crane is still stuck with his "dwarf" problem. | |||||
| 48 | 4 | "Fine Young Cannibal" | David E. Kelley | Bob Yannetti | 2006-10-10 |
| As press coverage increases in the Little trial, Denise and Jeffrey continue their investigation, recruiting Claire to seduce Scott's therapist, and Paul to confront the deceased's husband. While Alan and Shirley defend a cannibal, Denny and Brad assist Bethany in her malpractice suit, and Alan and Denny face off for the rights to Shirley. | |||||
| 49 | 5 | "Whose God Is It Anyway?" | David E. Kelley | Lou Antonio | 2006-10-17 |
| The Scott Little trial begins amongst intense press coverage while Alan defends Jerry for firing a scientologist and is surprised to find Sally Heep is opposing counsel. | |||||
| 50 | 6 | "The Verdict" | David E. Kelley | Jeff Bleckner | 2006-10-24 |
| The Scott Little case finally comes to a conclusion while Alan has concerns over his relationship with Sally. | |||||
| 51 | 7 | "Trick or Treat" | David E. Kelley and Lawrence Broch | Mike Listo | 2006-10-31 |
| Denise and Shirley go in search for the remains of Daniel Post, Brad represents Jeffrey when Lincoln Meyer sues for defamation, Alan defends Jerry Espenson, who is on trial for perjury, and Denny meets Bethany's mother. | |||||
| 52 | 8 | "Lincoln" | David E. Kelley | Steve Robin | 2006-11-26 |
| Alan helps Jerry Espenson, whose client stands accused of murdering her ex-girlfriend, Claire and Denny represent Lincoln for the murder of Judge Potts, and when his case is dismissed he takes a peculiar interest in Shirley. | |||||
| 53 | 9 | "On the Ledge" | David E. Kelley | Bill D'Elia | 2006-11-28 |
| Paul, Denise, Jeffrey, Brad and Claire try to discover what happened to Shirley, who attempts to reason with her kidnapper, Lincoln. Jerry's legal skills shine as he and Alan continue to defend a woman accused of killing her ex-girlfriend; Denny becomes jealous when he sees Alan and Jerry smoking on the balcony. | |||||
| 54 | 10 | "The Nutcrackers" | David E. Kelley and Sanford Golden | John Terlesky | 2006-12-05 |
| Alan bets Shirley on a case involving parents raising their twin daughters as a white supremacist musical act. Denise, Brad, and Jeffrey take a case for a woman who wants to sue God for the death of her husband. Denny represents a worried mother trying to retain custody of her anorexic daughter. | |||||
| 55 | 11 | "Angel of Death" | David E. Kelley and Janet Leahy | Tom Verica | 2007-01-09 |
| Denny Crane and Alan Shore, joined by ambitious New York associate Vanessa Walker (Nia Long), head to New Orleans to defend a doctor accused of euthanizing patients during Hurricane Katrina. Meanwhile Claire Simms' new secretary, the cross-dressing Clarence, wants to file a lawsuit when he's kicked out of an all-women's gym, and Denise Bauer weighs the pros and cons of dating Jeffrey Coho. | |||||
| 56 | 12 | "Nuts" | David E. Kelley and Andrew Kreisberg | Adam Arkin | 2007-01-16 |
| Denny Crane, dismayed to learn his name is on the federal No Fly List, asks for Alan Shore's help in taking on Homeland Security. Shirley Schmidt and Vanessa Walker (Nia Long) defend a third-grade teacher charged with wrongful death after her student has a fatal allergic reaction in class. Meanwhile, the cross-dressing Clarence adopts yet another persona. | |||||
| 57 | 13 | "Dumping Bella" | David E. Kelley and Sanford Golden | Eric Stoltz | 2007-01-30 |
| When animal-rights activists attack Bella, Denny prepares to face the protesters and their vindictive lawyer: Bethany. Meanwhile, Brad suspects that he is not the only person in the office enjoying a friends-with-benefits relationship with Denise. | |||||
| 58 | 14 | "Selling Sickness" | Corinne Brinkerhoff and Andrew Kreisberg | Andrew Bernstein | 2007-02-06 |
| Judge Brown turns to Crane, Poole & Schmidt when he sues a company for not curing his homosexuality, and Denise hunts for the father of her baby. | |||||
| 59 | 15 | "Fat Burner" | Janet Leahy and Michael Reisz | Steve Robin | 2007-02-13 |
| Alan Shore defends Denny Crane for smuggling fat overseas to be made into fuel. Clarence tries his first case with Paul, and Jeffery Coho decides to leave the firm. | |||||
| 60 | 16 | "The Good Lawyer" | David E. Kelley | Michael Pressman | 2007-02-20 |
| Alan Shore defends two clients in separate cases; a woman who stole the plasticized body of her father from an art museum and a therapist who is fired from his hospital job after telling patients about his beliefs in UFOs. Clarence Bell gets distracted over an invitation from Claire to come over to her place for a dinner date. Denise & Brad continue to discuss the situation between them and Bethany forces Denny to go to temple with her. | |||||
| 61 | 17 | "The Bride Wore Blood" | David E. Kelley and Susan Dickes | Mike Listo | 2007-03-20 |
| Alan Shore defends Renata Hill (Megan Mullally), an ex-girlfriend and former coworker who is arrested in the courtroom hallway, covered in blood and accused of murdering her fiancee. Claire defends, by court-order, a man charged with stealing a cell phone against Warren Peters, now an ADA. Denny and Bethany have a falling out over Denny's views on Israeli politics and Bethany's Judaism. | |||||
| 62 | 18 | "Son of the Defender" | David E. Kelley and Phoef Sutton | Bill D'Elia | 2007-04-03 |
| 50 years after Denny Crane successfully defends a man accused of murder, the son of the victim seeks revenge by holding the law firm hostage. Flashbacks of Denny and his father are seen using footage from a 1957 episode called "The Defender" of the series Studio One. Meanwhile, Alan defends a woman and a state senator for prostitution and soliciting. | |||||
| 63 | 19 | "Brotherly Love" | David E. Kelley | Robert Yannetti | 2007-04-10 |
| Alan and Denny protect a lawyer (Frank Whaley) who undermined the law for obstructing justice on his brother's behalf. Meanwhile, major revelations occur in the office relationships between Brad and Denise and between Clarence and Claire. Denny tries a positive thinking philosophy because he's convinced he'll get Raquel Welch into his life. | |||||
| 64 | 20 | "Guise 'n Dolls" | Sanford Golden, David E. Kelley and Karen Wyscarver | John Terlesky | 2007-04-24 |
| Alan Shore and Jerry Espenson go head-to-head in a case of a woman suing a family-oriented department store for selling “pornographic” dolls to children. In the meantime, Shirley and Paul have to decide the future of their friend and partner Denny Crane after he made a politically incorrect statement towards a prospective African-American employee (Jaleel White). Denise Bauer reconsiders her future relationship with Brad Chase after listening to her colleague’s opinion on the matter. | |||||
| 65 | 21 | "Tea and Sympathy" | Sanford Golden, Brooke Roberts and Karen Wyscarver | Jeff Bleckner | 2007-05-01 |
| Shirley and Claire represent a man cured of HIV whose blood has been patented by his doctor, Judge Weldon asks for Alan's help when she's charged for drug possession, Clarence goes up against Jerry Espenson when he represents a girl kicked out of her sorority for being socially awkward, and Brad and Denise face further conflict in their relationship when Brad wants to wear his military uniform to their wedding. | |||||
| 66 | 22 | "Guantanamo by the Bay" | David E. Kelley and Andrew Kreisberg | James R. Bagadonas | 2007-05-08 |
| Alan Shore sues the United States on behalf of a client who was tortured for two years at a detention camp. Meanwhile Jerry Espenson begs Shirley Schmidt to let him have his job back at the firm - despite the fact that he had once threatened to kill her. | |||||
| 67 | 23 | "Duck and Cover" | Susan Dickes and Michael Reisz | Mike Listo | 2007-05-15 |
| Brad and Denise's marriage is interrupted by the FBI. Alan Shore defends a priest who is accused of harbouring illegal immigrants. Meanwhile, Denise goes into labour and Brad is determined to get married before the child is born. Jerry Espenson is asked to defend a tenant against her landlord and Denny shoots a duck and borrows The Stanley Cup. | |||||
| 68 | 24 | "Trial of the Century" | David E. Kelley and Corinne Brinkerhoff | Bill D'Elia | 2007-05-29 |
| Alan Shore and Denny Crane represent two brothers accused of killing their abusive father, and Clarence Bell and Jerry Espenson take on a huge gambling establishment when a woman alleges that her out-of-control gambling debts were the fault of the casino. | |||||
[edit] Season 4: 2007–2008
| Series # | Episode # | Title | Writer(s) | Director(s) | Original Airdate |
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| 69 | 1 | "Beauty and the Beast" | David E. Kelley | Bill D'Elia | 2007-09-25 |
| When Shirley reneges on a 3 million donation to Stanford she is sued, and asks Alan to represent her - only to find him useless against an old flame and opposing counsel, Lorraine Weller (Saffron Burrows). Denny is arrested for solicitation and to make things worse, learns that his nemesis, senior partner Carl Sack has transferred to Boston to run litigation. Junior associate and recent Harvard-grad Katie Lloyd tries her first case with Jerry Espenson, and Clarence gets into hot water for entering a dance competition as Clarice. Extended episode. | |||||
| 70 | 2 | "The Innocent Man" | David E. Kelley & Susan Dickes | Mike Listo | 2007-10-02 |
| Lorraine is hired to work in litigation at the firm, drawing attention from both Alan and Denny. Joseph Washington's trial begins, and Katie, Jerry and Alan defend him. Judge Weldon awaits Alan's decision about fathering her baby. | |||||
| 71 | 3 | "The Chicken and the Leg" | David E. Kelley & Lawrence Broch | James Bagdonas | 2007-10-09 |
| Carl defends a man who runs an illegal cockfighting tournament, and Denny is so convinced that he'll lose that he bets an extreme amount of money on it. Alan and Lorraine sue a high school for teaching abstinence-only sex education after a 15-year-old student contracts HIV. Katie and Jerry represent a woman claiming a psychologist caused her husband to commit suicide. | |||||
| 72 | 4 | "Do Tell" | Phoef Sutton & Lawrence Broch & David E. Kelley | Steve Robin | 2007-10-16 |
| Alan's word salad returns, but he refuses to acknowledge the cause. Shirley represents Denny's friend, General "Fitz" Fitzgerald, who is threatened of being discharged after he revealed his homosexuality. Whitney Rome (Taraji P. Henson) arrives at the firm from New York, and Carl assigns her and Katie to take over the custody battle over a nine-year-old bullfighter. | |||||
| 73 | 5 | "Hope and Gory" | David E. Kelley | Bob Yannetti | 2007-10-30 |
| Patrice Kelly (Mare Winningham) seeks Alan's advice on how to kill her child's murderer after he is acquitted at trial. Katie and Jerry travel to a small town to challenge Megan's Law on behalf of Joseph Washington, who is being persecuted over his criminal record. Lorraine tries to help Alan with his word salad. | |||||
| 74 | 6 | "The Object of My Affection" | David E. Kelley & Corinne Brinkerhoff | Eric Stoltz | 2007-11-06 |
| Alan Shore attempts to prove that Patrice Kelly (Mare Winningham) was temporarily insane when she killed the man who murdered her daughter. Meanwhile, everyone thinks Denny Crane has finally lost it when he fires an associate lawyer, Nancy Wilding (Khali MacIntyre), for being fat; and Jerry Espenson helps an objectophile and fellow Aspergers syndrome sufferer, Leigh Swift (Mary Gross), locate her lost love - a utility box. | |||||
| 75 | 7 | "Attack of the Xenophobes" | David E. Kelley & Craig Turk | John Terlesky | 2007-11-13 |
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Alan Shore helps Denny Crane defend himself in court when he is sued for firing an associate for being fat; and Whitney Rome and Katie Lloyd take on a murder case in which the DA plans to use a functional MRI as evidence to prove that the accused former cop is a racist. Meanwhile, Carl Sack represents Clarence Bell when he sues an online site for posting an unflattering video of him as "Clarice"; Jerry is overcome with anxiety when he feels it's time to give his very first kiss to former client Leigh a fellow Asperger's syndrome sufferer and objectophile whom he's been dating; and Alan mulls over the thought of having a real, adult relationship with Lorraine Weller. |
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| 76 | 8 | "Oral Contracts" | David E. Kelley & Corinne Brinkerhoff | Eric Stoltz | 2007-12-04 |
| Denny is arrested for solicitation and Alan defends him, with Carl Sack and Paul Lewiston keeping a close eye on the proceedings. Shirley goes up against Bethany when she represents a veteran radio shock jock who was fired for his antics. Meanwhile, Whitney and Katie begin to suspect Lorraine is hiding a secret. | |||||
| 77 | 9 | "No Brains Left Behind" | Lawrence Broch & Susan Dickes & David E. Kelley | Stephen Cragg | 2007-12-11 |
| When her granddaughter is expelled for protesting the No Child Left Behind Act, Shirley and Whitney sue to get her back in. Alan and Denny sue the National Guard for failing to protect a famous pizza restaurant from a flood. Fearing she's violated a moral clause in her contract, Lorraine comes clean to Shirley about her past. Feeling ineffective, Carl tells Shirley he wants to go back to New York. | |||||
| 78 | 10 | "Green Christmas" | David E. Kelley & Craig Turk & Sanford Golden & Karen Wyscarver | Lou Antonio | 2007-12-18 |
| Carl and Katie defend the firm after Denny lied to a client about the offices being 'green'. Leigh dumps Jerry for an iPhone and Alan takes on a bank threatening to foreclose Clarence's home, and Carl makes a decision about Lorraine's future at the firm. | |||||
| 79 | 11 | "Mad About You" | David E. Kelley & Lawrence Broch | Tom Verica | 2008-01-15 |
| Denny Crane takes on a high-profile murder case and refuses help from Alan Shore. While Denny basks in the spotlight, Shirley Schmidt, Carl Sack and the rest of the firm fear the personal and professional embarrassment from Denny's latest crusade for relevancy. Meanwhile, Jerry Espenson and Katie Lloyd are assigned to the case of a woman who wants to sue her husband's law firm for causing their divorce by advertising that divorce is the answer to all marital problems. | |||||
| 80 | 12 | "Roe v. Wade, The Musical" | David E. Kelley & Susan Dickes | Steve Robin | 2008-01-22 |
| Shirley and Katie represent Missy Tiggs, who is being sued by Alan on behalf of a client who wants a court order for her to have an abortion. Jerry represents Leigh, who was fired for hugging one of her students. | |||||
| 81 | 13 | "Glow In The Dark" | David E. Kelley & Lawrence Broch | Vondie Curtis Hall | 2008-02-12 |
| The firm represents Andrea, a sexually adventurous friend of Shirley's trying to prevent the construction of a nuclear power plant in her town. Shirley is shocked when opposing counsel turns out to be Jack Rice (Scott Bakula), an old flame. After having sex with a stranger, Crane asks Shore to agree to an intimate arrangement, and when Leigh threatens Katie, Katie tries to convince Jerry that she's insane. | |||||
| 82 | 14 | "Rescue Me" | David E. Kelley & Corinne Brinkerhoff & Susan Dickes | Mike Listo | 2008-02-19 |
| The sexually adventurous Andrea once again secures the services of Crane, Poole & Schmidt and Carl Sack when she sues a company -- that was supposed to turn her mother's ashes into a diamond for misplacing the ashes and giving her a cubic zirconium instead. Meanwhile, Katie Lloyd falls for a client with AIDS who is charged with check forgery; Clarence Bell takes on the case of a woman suing her pastor for causing her to lose her faith after he ends an affair with her; Whitney Rome sets out to sue a high school for causing the death of a woman's daughter who was sleep deprived due to a heavy school workload; and Denny Crane and Alan Shore prepare to take the Coast Guard test. | |||||
| 83 | 15 | "Tabloid Nation" | David E. Kelley | Bill D'Elia | 2008-04-08 |
| Alan and Jerry go up against Melvin Palmer again when they represent Harry Beckham, a man suing a production company after his daughter was murdered following a talk show stunt. Shirley begins to suspect her friend, Ethan, is unstable when she learns he's been arrested ten times for shooting seals in Boston Harbor, and Denny, despite Sack's warnings, tries a stunt to win Shirley's affection. Lorraine suggests Alan see a psychiatrist after he tells her a dark childhood secret. | |||||
| 84 | 16 | "The Mighty Rogues" | David E. Kelley & Lawrence Broch & Jill Goldsmith (story) | Arlene Sanford | 2008-04-15 |
| Shirley and Denny visit her Alzheimer's stricken father after he breaks several ribs from jumping out his hospital room window. When the doctor refuses to place him on a morphine drip, Shirley takes him to court and has Alan represent her. Carl Sack and Lorraine represent Nantucket when they want to build a nuclear bomb for protection, and Jerry's new girlfriend, Dana Strickland (Rachelle Lefevre), sues him for sexual assault. | |||||
| 85 | 17 | "The Court Supreme" | David E. Kelley & Jonathan Shapiro | Bob Yanetti | 2008-04-22 |
| Alan, Denny and Sack travel to the Supreme Court to argue a death penalty case on behalf of a man who raped a young girl. The case was based on the real Supreme Court case Kennedy v. Louisiana. Lorraine divulges information about Jerry's new girlfriend, Dana, to Katie. | |||||
| 86 | 18 | "Indecent Proposals" | Craig Turk, Jill Goldsmith & David E. Kelley | Mike Listo | 2008-04-30 |
| When Shirley's nephew, a Democrat delegate, refuses to vote for Clinton despite her winning the popular vote in Massachusetts, Alan and Shirley sue the Democratic National Party to try and halt the abuse of power. Denny falls for a female rancher, Sunny Fields (Christine Ebersole) and asks Sack to represent her against the FDA to prevent the sale of cloned meat. | |||||
| 87 | 19 | "The Gods Must Be Crazy" | David E. Kelley & Jill Goldsmith | Jeff Bleckner | 2008-05-14 |
| Shirley and Carl represent Renee Winger (Missi Pyle) who wants to sue the Catholic church when they won't ordain her as a priest. When Dana is arrested for prostitution, she asks for Jerry's help, but Jerry and Katie face difficulty when the DA wants to flip Dana for her boss, Lorraine. Denny is approached by Paul Cruickshank (George Segal) on behalf of several high ranking politicos who want him to run as a last minute Presidential candidate. | |||||
| 88 | 20 | "Patriot Acts" | David E. Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro, Karen Wyscarver & Sanford Golden | Bill D'Elia | 2008-05-21 |
| Alan is approached by Judge Harvey Cooper (Anthony Heald) on behalf of Concord, Massachusetts, who want him to represent them in their attempt to secede from the United States. Alan takes the case, offending Denny, who appears in court representing the United States. | |||||
[edit] Season 5: 2008
| Series # | Episode # | Title | Writer(s) | Director(s) | Original Airdate |
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| 89 | 1 | "Smoke Signals" | David E. Kelley | Bill D'Elia | 2008-09-22 |
| Alan finds himself distracted by an old flame, Pheobe Prentice, while assisting Bethany Horowitz in a case against a large tobacco company; Denny is distraught about his lack of performance in the bedroom. | |||||
| 90 | 2 | "Guardians and Gamekeepers" | Corinne Brinkerhoff, Sanford Golden, Karen Wyscarver & David E. Kelley | Mike Listo | 2008-09-29 |
| Carl defends Shirley's granddaughter when she votes in the presidential primary while underage; Denny and Alan sue a pharmaceutical company; Jerry and Katie take a case against a privately-run prison. | |||||
| 91 | 3 | "Dances With Wolves" | David E. Kelley & Susan Dickes | Jim Bagdonas | 2008-10-06 |
| Denny is arrested on concealed-weapon charges after shooting a man who tried to mug him and Jerry. Sack and Jerry defend him, but Sack is put off by Jerry and Crane's alternate agenda for the case. When Alan represents Joanna, a sexual surrogate, in a custody battle for her daughter, he tries to come to terms with the accusation that he's sexist. | |||||
| 92 | 4 | "True Love" | David E. Kelley | Steve Robin | 2008-10-13 |
| When Pheobe hires Alan to help her husband beat a murder charge, he faces a moral and professional dilemma when his lingering feelings for her elicit a secret desire for a conviction. | |||||
| 93 | 5 | "The Bad Seed" | Lawrence Broch & Susan Dickes & David E. Kelley | Bob Yanetti | 2008-10-20 |
| Alan and Shirley prepare for an uphill fight with the military on behalf of a man whose brother died in a military hospital under suspicious circumstances. Meanwhile, Jerry helps his sister Joy (Annie Potts) in her search for the identity of the father of her son. | |||||
| 94 | 6 | "Happy Trails" | David E. Kelley & Corrine Brinkerhoff | Mike Listo | 2008-10-27 |
| Denny and Alan visit a Dude Ranch in Utah, but find themselves in trouble with their tour group and the local authorities, including Melvin Palmer. Back in Boston, Shirley defends Catherine Piper after she unintentionally blows up her doctor when she sets his office on fire in revenge for prescribing her drugs that gave her a heart attack. | |||||
| 95 | 7 | "Mad Cows" | David E. Kelley | Steve Robin | 2008-11-03 |
| Alan goes up against Denise Bauer and the USDA when he represents a cattle rancher, Carol Hober (Valerie Bertinelli) who is suing the government for not allowing her to test all her livestock for Mad Cow Disease. Crane quickly irritates Hober by insisting that she looks like and is Valerie Bertinelli. Meanwhile, Jerry is up for partner but the panel of partners deciding his fate, including Paul Lewiston, see his social inadequacies as a problem. | |||||
| 96 | 8 | "Roe" | David E. Kelley | Bill D'Elia | 2008-11-10 |
| Alan ignites controversy in the firm when he represents a 15-year-old girl who needs an injunction to get an abortion. Jerry, meanwhile, gets into a fight at a coffee store after an obnoxious patron calls him a "demento". | |||||
| 97 | 9 | "Kill, Baby, Kill" | Lawrence Broch & David E. Kelley | Bob Yannetti | November 17, 2008 |
| At the request of another lawyer, Denny Crane and Carl Sack travel to Virginia to defend a corrections officer who shot a death row inmate out of mercy after his execution went awry. Meanwhile, Alan once again tries to push a relationship with Shirley when they represent a woman, Martha Headly (Cheri Oteri) who was fired for voting for John McCain. | |||||
| 98 | 10 | "Thanksgiving" | David E. Kelley | Mike Listo | |
| Although she wants a quiet reprieve from the significant financial woes facing the firm, Shirley's intimate Thanksgiving get-together with Carl turns into a dysfunctional family affair when she invites Alan, Denny, Jerry, and Katie -- as well as cocky prosecutor Melvin Palmer, emotionally unstable law partner Edwin Poole (Larry Miller) and his nine-year-old foster son, who tried to mug her -- to join them in the feast. | |||||
| 99 | 11 | "Juiced" | Corinne Brinkerhoff & Susan Dickes & David E. Kelley | Michael Lohmann | December 1, 2008 |
| After Denny learns some disturbing news about the progression of his Alzheimer's disease and that an experimental drug which could slow his deterioration is available but not FDA approved, Alan tries to convince the Massachusetts Supreme Court to let his best friend have access to it. Meanwhile the murderous Catherine Piper (Betty White) returns, and Jerry and Katie take on the case of an ambitious student (Margo Harshman) fighting to maintain her acceptance to Harvard after being disqualified for using a brain-enhancing drug during her SATs. | |||||
| 100 | 12 | "Made In China" | David E. Kelley & Susan Dickes & Lauren MacKenzie | Bill D'Elia | December 8, 2008 |
| (Part 1) The lawyers arrive at work to discover with horror that Paul has confirmed the firm's merger - but with a Chinese syndicate. While Alan and Shirley lead a charge against their new owners, Shirley prepares for her wedding to Carl; Alan and Jerry prepare for the Supreme Court hearing to let Denny have access to a non-FDA approved drug that could slow down his rapidly progressing Alzheimer's; Jerry and Katie grow closer; and Denny poses an important question to Alan. | |||||
| 101 | 13 | "Last Call" | David E. Kelley & Susan Dickes | Bill D'Elia | December 8, 2008 |
| (Part 2) To ensure his financial and physical safety as his Alzheimer's progresses, Denny proposes marriage to Alan, incurring the wrath of a gay rights group in the process. Paul Lewiston takes over Litigation on behalf of the Chinese owners of the firm, while the lawyers must consider their own futures. Carl and Shirley run into problems in the week leading up to their wedding. Katie and Jerry finally get beyond awkward dates. And, before they can leave for their marriage ceremony at Nimmo Bay, Alan and Denny appear in the Supreme Court. | |||||
