As it was shown in Australia
1. "Passing Go" - not available
Summary
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- Miscellaneous
Thoughts
Bobby is hit by a car while his mind is involved on other
matters. Meanwhile, Ellenor becomes disillusioned with the law when she comes
to the realization that underhanded behavior has become second nature to her.
Eugene defends a young man on murder charges. Bobby visits his father. Rebecca
shocks the firm when she announces she's passed the bar exam.
2. "Reasons to Believe" - not available
Summary
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Thoughts
Helen and Lindsay move in together. Rebecca tries her first
case. Anderson Pearson calls on Lindsay to defend him when he's arrested for
the murder of a stalker.
3. "Body Count" - not available
Summary
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Thoughts
Bobby and Lindsay lay the groundwork for the Pearson trial.
George Vogelman, the podiatrist that answered Ellenor's personal ad (episodes
#5, #12), comes into the office with a severed head in his medicine bag.
Ellenor and Eugene try to determine what to do with Vogelman. Jimmy and
Rebecca defend Jesse Manning, an elderly man accused of plotting to murder his
wife. The prosecution's case is based solely on evidence of his step-by-step
drawings of the murder and an intricately devised plan for the perfect murder.
4. "The Defenders" - not available
Summary
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Thoughts
Anderson Pearson's court date arrives. Ellenor harbors doubts
as to her client, Vogelman's innocence after a stash of pornographic videos
are found in his home.
5. "The Battlefield"
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Summary
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Thoughts
Lindsay makes an appeal in the Pearson case. Ellenor tries to
find another viable suspect in the Vogelman case. Jimmy represents a cousin
being sued by a former employee, fired solely because of her Iranian
nationality.
6. "One of Those Days" - not available
Summary
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Thoughts
Tensions flare at the firm when Ellenor takes a questionable
tactic in the Vogelman trial. With the odds stacked against them, Ellenor and
Eugene adopt a 'Plan B' strategy, which essentially involves accusing the
victim's family and friends of the murder.
7. "Trench Work" - not available
Summary
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Thoughts
Bobby fears that Lindsay is too emotionally involved as she
takes her last shot at saving Pearson. The firm is sued by Steve Robin, who
claims the firm slandered him in the Vogelman trial. Eugene strikes an illegal
deal with Helen to help his client, Kevin Peete (ep #35) in exchange for
damaging information on the Harrelson killer (ep #36).
8. "Swearing In" - not available
Summary
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Thoughts
Rebecca is faced with an ethical dilemma in the days leading
up to her swearing-in ceremony; turn in a client she suspects of being a
serial killer or fulfill her legal obligation. The firm prepares to defend
itself against Tommy Silva, naming Jimmy as lead counsel. Bobby prepares to
defend a babysitter against charges that she shook a baby to death.
9. "State of Mind" - not available
Summary
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Thoughts
Bobby declines Helen's offer of manslaughter, instead forging
ahead in the Evelyn Mayfield baby-shaking trial. Rebecca defends young Michael
Baylor again, this time on sexual harassment charges. The firm debates whether
Jimmy should represent them in the Silva trial. Lucy surprises Bobby with an
impulsive kiss.
10. "Love and Honor" - not available
Summary
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Thoughts
Jimmy takes on Tommy Silva as he battles for the firm's
future. He's forced to make unpopular decisions when both Ellenor and Eugene
are ineffective witnesses.
11. "Split Decisions" - not available
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Thoughts
Eugene defends a high school friend, Jerry Green, when Jerry
is arrested after a high-ranking politician solicits him for sex. Helen is
pressed to go after the politician, destroying Green's life in the process.
Ellenor's proposed new client, an asbestos company, is rejected by a
partnership vote, enraging Ellenor. Bobby discusses inappropriate questions
with Lucy.
12. "A Day in the Life" - not available
Summary
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Thoughts
Bobby and Eugene travel to a friend's home to counsel him when
his daughter's newborn child is smothered. Bobby is forced into an ethical
dilemma; his two options being to either contact the police, or conceal
evidence in a possible homicide. Lindsay helps Jimmy defend a shipwrecked man
accused of murdering a companion to save his own life. Rebecca gets a drug
dealer off when the arresting officer recites an implausible story on the
stand.
13. "Judge and Jury" - not available
Summary
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Thoughts
Judge Roberta Kittleson, presiding over a case Bobby's working
on, informs him that she's had an erotic dream featuring him and proceeds to
inquire whether he's interested in her. Bobby responds negatively and worries
that it affected Kittleson's judgment when ruling after ruling goes against
his client. Helen prosecutes a TV newsmagazine producer as an accessory for
murder after he inadvertently encourages a Kevorkian-like suicide doctor to
capture a death on videotape. Lucy teaches Eugene's son, Kendall, to dance
14. "Of Human Bondage" - not available
Summary
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Thoughts
Bobby takes over the defense of a teenage prostitute accused
of murder when her previous attorney withdraws, claiming he represents her
'john' (who's also her alibi). Ellenor revisits her past when her very first
client is found passed out in a dealer's apartment with a bag of cocaine on
his chest. Jimmy cuts a deal with opposing counsel so that both parties in a
very bitter divorce get satisfaction.
15. "Lawyers, Reporters and Cockroaches" -
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Summary
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Thoughts
Tensions boil over at the firm when Ellenor discovers
Lindsay's salary is more than double hers. Ellenor demands justice and tries
to recruit partners to her side. It eventually escalates into a knock-down
drag-out brawl. Bobby and Lindsay represent a restaurateur forced out of
business by a deceptive television reporter. The reporter, under the guise of
doing a positive feature, aired an exposé on cockroaches in the kitchen.
Helen prosecutes a teenager for killing his neighbor's cat.
16. "End Games" - not available
Summary
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Thoughts
The office is thrown into turmoil when Ellenor's client
Leonard Sowers rushes through the door with policemen giving chase and throws
a bag of heroin onto her desk. Ellenor is arrested for possession of the
heroin. A proximity search of her desk turns up a bloodied knife which turns
out to be the weapon used to murder Susan Robins. The firm is dealt a surprise
when Dickie Flood charges Ellenor with first degree murder. Lindsay &
Ellenor bury the hatchet when Lindsay takes over her defense. The police,
hoping to make another case for the murder, arrest George Vogelman for
concealing a murder weapon and perjury. Meanwhile, Bobby defends Judge
Kittleson when she's sued by a former clerk claiming sexual harassment. Jimmy
is mesmerized by Judge Kittleson's frank sexual discussion.
17. "Target Practice" - not available
Summary
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Thoughts
Jimmy represents a couple suing a gun manufacturer for
indirectly causing their daughter's death. Jimmy argues that the company
targeted advertising at criminals and also circumvented gun laws by selling
mail-order build-it-yourself assault weapons. Eugene is stunned to learn his
son Kendall is selling drugs.
18. "Crossfire" - not available
Summary
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Thoughts
Eugene battles his ex-wife Sharon for custody of Kendall.
Sharon claims Eugene's profession and questionable tactics are sending the
wrong message to their son. Helen prosecutes a young man for stealing a girl's
car, but begins to doubt the alleged victim's story when the accused makes a
very credible witness. The witness claims she was car-jacked. The accused
adamantly maintains that the girl loaned him the car. Rebecca represents a
psychologist fired from his job after suffering a head trauma that left him
cross-eyed.
19. "Closet Justice"
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Summary
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Thoughts
Judge Hiller assigns Lindsay the repugnant task of defending
nun-killer Michael Kingston. Lindsay discovers that the police search that
found the body was unconstitutional and, against all her morals, moves that
Kingston be released. Helen delivers an impassioned argument, stating that the
constitution was designed to protect the innocent, a category that doesn't
include Kingston. In the end, Judge Hiller has no choice but to strike the
body from evidence and dismiss the charges. Meanwhile, Jimmy and Rebecca
defend a man on solicitation charges, claiming that the undercover officer
aroused the man, then announced she was a prostitute. Jimmy and Judge
Kittleson arrange a private meeting.
20. "Home Invasions" - not available
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Thoughts
Lucy is stunned to learn her landlord has planted video
cameras in her apartment and is uploading sensitive videos featuring her onto
the Internet. Judge Kittleson is outraged when she finds details of her
private life on the 'net, including photos of her and Jimmy. Helen recruits
Ellenor to advise a witness when he announces plans to change his story,
clearing his father of charges of murdering his mother.
21. "Infected" - not available
Summary
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Thoughts
Unusually heavy-handed script from Kelley tries to manipulate
the viewer's emotions. Helen brings felony murder charges against Gary
Armbrust for lying to save his father. Rebecca takes a pro bono case defending
an accused killer. She receives information from the prosecution calling the
arresting officer's testimony into question. However Judge Swackheimer, who
already ordered the outspoken defendant chained and gagged, feels that the
information is irrelevant and deems it inadmissible. Bobby works to discover
the cause behind a rash of deaths in a cosmetic surgery hospital
22. "Do Unto Others" - not available
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Eugene defends a rabbi accused of rape. The rabbi admits a
pre-existing relationship with the woman and claims that when she tried to
break off the relationship it was merely a means to arouse him. Eugene
struggles with ethical questions when it's made known the rabbi had previously
been accused of rape.
23. "Happily Ever After" - not available
Summary
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Thoughts
Lindsay is stabbed by an unknown assailant wearing a nun's
outfit during a late night at the office. Lindsay manages to utter the word
'nun' to Bobby before she passes out. Based on the information, Helen drags
nuns into the courthouse for interrogation, reasoning that a nun upset over
Michael (the nun killer) Kingston's acquittal may have committed the crime.
Jimmy finds a photo of Lindsay with her image defaced in Judge Kittleson's
office, bring a fleet of police to her home. Other suspects include Kingston
himself and Joey Heric.
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