1. "Free Dental"
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George Vogelman returns! The decapitated
head-carrying podiatrist seeks Ellenor's help after his condo association
evicts him on grounds of moral turpitude. But their professional relationship
gets too personal for Ellenor when she accepts his dinner invitation.
Meanwhile, Jimmy leads the firm's defense of a family friend - a dentist with
a bug fetish accused of strangling one of his patients.
2. "Boston Confidential"
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When Lindsay decides to move in with Bobby,
Helen considers a new roommate - Ellenor! Bobby gets a wife-killer off on a
technicality, then stumbles upon a secret liaison between the murderer and his
surprising accomplice. Against the advice of his colleagues and an irate Judge
Kittleson, Jimmy tries to right the wrong of a father serving time for a crime
his son committed -- with tragic results.
3. "Loser's Keeper's"
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The firm is gripped by fear when Lindsay's
assailant gains access to the office. Rebecca earns the court's respect
defending a man being paid to plead guilty to a crime he didn't commit. Bobby
is upset with Lindsay when he learns she helped Ellenor to buy a gun. Jimmy
gets an unexpected visit from Judge Kittleson, who bares more than just her
feelings. And Helen proves she's a good roommate to Ellenor by taking care of
the nun killer - George Vogelman - once and for all.
4. "Legacy"
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Legendary attorney Raymond Oz turns to Bobby
for help when his wife tries to declare him incompetent. But Bobby's efforts
are thwarted by Oz himself, who kills Joanne, then insists on acting as his
own lawyer. Meanwhile, Eugene begrudgingly assists Harland Bassett, a hapless
litigator who thinks he has a shot at winning his first case -- by having his
client expose himself in court!
5. "Oz"
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Defending himself against murder charges,
Raymond Oz manages to keep his dementia at bay long enough to mount a solid
defense. Helen, determined to crack the defendant under cross, goads him into
a fit of rage. Bobby asks Judge Kittleson to recuse herself, which infuriates
Jimmy and lashes out at Oz, who wants to preserve his legacy at any cost. When
the jury finds him not guilty, Oz basks in the spotlight while Bobby solemnly
contemplates the future of his senile old friend.
6. "Marooned"
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Rebecca and Eugene use Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder to defend a young woman who murdered her own mother after a birthday
celebration allegedly triggered memories of her father's sexual abuse. The
honeymoon is over before it's even begun when Bobby insists that Lindsay get
married in his mother's wedding gown.
7. "Victimless crimes"
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The court appoints Jimmy to defend an angry
young woman who killed a man after he allegedly raped her. Although his
relationship with her is antagonistic, Jimmy grows to like his client, who
staunchly refuses to show remorse for the murder. Back at the office, Lucy is
shocked and angered when the dentist who bit her while she was under sedation
shows up for legal advice. And Ellenor and Eugene are appalled when Bobby
represents him.
8. "Committed"
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Lindsay is on emotionally shaky ground
representing a serial killer who has spent twenty years in a mental
institution and is now petitioning for release. Institutionalized after
brutally murdering five young girls, the man known as "The Hummer"
is a model patient, thanks to medication. But is he cured? After his ex-wife's
boyfriend is found bludgeoned to death in her bed, Eugene is forced to
question his own son's innocence when Kendall becomes a possible suspect.
9. "Bay of Pigs"
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After agreeing to represent an old girlfriend
who sells her eggs over the Internet, Jimmy seems ready to rekindle their
romance. Once he's broken the news to Kittleson, though, he has second
thoughts. And after seeing the couple together, Kittleson seems to have a few
thoughts of her own. Representing opposing sides in an attempted murder case
between an acrimonious husband and wife, a seething Richard Bay accuses
Ellenor of cross-examining the plaintiff to death!
10. "Day in Court"
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Bobby and Eugene represent drug dealer and
longtime client, Eddie Wicks, against murder charges. Wicks, who stabbed the
victim seven times, insists on pleading self-defense. In an attempt to get the
case declared a mistrial, Wicks assaults Gamble in open court. But the judge
sees through Wick's ploy and, after the shocking verdict, throws an enraged
Bobby and disbelieving Gamble in jail on charges of contempt!
11. "Blowing Smoke"
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Lindsay catches flack when she agrees to
represent a friend set on suing a cigar manufacturer for breaking up her
marriage. And she catches Bobby off guard when she complains that they're not
having enough sex. Rebecca and Ellenor lock horns while defending Rebecca's
former lover - an off-duty cop who shot a kid he thought was robbing a
convenience store.
12. "New Evidence"
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Lindsay travels to Los Angeles to help a man
she barely knows, a man facing the death penalty for a murder he claims he
didn't commit. When she agrees to represent him one week before trial, Bobby,
Ellenor, Jimmy and Lucy fly to the coast to help. But the defense team gets a
cold reception in the Golden State from a judge who hates to be interrupted; a
D.A. who thinks he's got Bobby's number; a hostile homicide detective; the
defendant's doubting wife; and the victim's sister -- a nun with a past.
13. "Hammerhead Sharks"
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Dennis Mills' murder trial begins
Although Lindsay gains some ground with the judge and Jimmy paints the police
investigation as sloppy, the case is badly damaged when the prosecution is
allowed to introduce the defendant's violent e-mails as evidence. Desperate,
the defense team reluctantly agrees to instigate Plan B and implicate the
victim's husband. But the trial takes an unexpected turn when Mills' wife
takes the stand and Lindsay has a dramatic revelation.
14. "Checkmates"
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Ellenor faces her nemesis, Richard Bay, in the case of Darryl
Hutchins, a slow-witted teenager accused of beating an eight-year-old boy to
death. When the defendant’s fingerprints are found on the murder weapon, the
prosecutor is certain he’s got Ellenor.
15. "Race ipsa Loquitor"
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When Dr. Henry Olson is assaulted in prison,
Jimmy files a petition to re-open his case. At the same time, a judge appoints
him to defend Clyde Miller, accused of beating a rabbi to death with a
baseball bat.
16. "Settling"
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Bobby is assaulted and abducted by Patrick
Rooney, a former client who considers him responsible for spending twelve
years in prison for a double homicide the ex-con claims he didn't commit. Held
captive, Bobby is distressed to discover another man bound and gagged - the
man Rooney claimed could have cleared him of the crime, the alibi Bobby
claimed he couldn't find. Rooney then abducts a third hostage, his childhood
sweetheart, and Bobby tries to make one last desperate deal.
17. "Black Widows"
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Bobby and Eugene defend a woman (guest star
Victoria Principal) accused of murdering her husband by putting Viagra in his
wine, causing him to have a heart attack during sexual intercourse. Helen uses
questionable tactics and lies to a 15 year old girl to get a confession about
murdering her unborn baby.
18. "Death Penalties"
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Bobby and Helen square off in the case of Scott Simpson, who
shot his wife in the head to spare her from the ravages of cancer. Helen
stubbornly refuses to reduce the sentence to manslaughter. Bobby, remembering
his mother's death at his own hands, argues mercy killing. Ellenor flies to
Philly to help Stuart Donovan, due to be executed for a double-homicide he
claims he didn't commit.
19. "Till Death Do Us Part"
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Ellenor leads Eugene and Lucy in the charge on the
Philadelphia courts in an effort to allow a new DNA test that may save Stuart
Donovan from death row; and Rebecca takes on the case of an elderly couple
trying to prevent the wife's daughter from forcing the annulment of their
marriage.
20. "Liberty Bells"
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In Philadelphia, Eugene learns that the nightshirt Alisa
Kearns was wearing when she was raped and killed was never introduced as
evidence. Ellenor appeals to the victim's father, who reluctantly allows her
to exhume the body. Although the D.N.A. on the nightshirt doesn't match
Donovan's, the judge upholds the guilty verdict. After an impassioned plea
from Ellenor, however, he sets Donovan free.
21. "Honorable Man"
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Eugene faces his professional demons when he is court
appointed to defend a particularly despicable client accused of rape and
murder; and Jimmy agrees to defend a friend being sued by a former employee
afflicted with AIDS. It's not just cases but the souls of the lawyers that may
be won or lost.
22. "Life Sentence" - Season Finale
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Ellenor clashes with her client, a deaf woman who gunned down
the man who raped and killed her little girl. Prosecuting the case is Richard
Bay, whose losing streak is jeopardizing his job security. After bickering
over their wedding plans, Lindsay plans a surprise ceremony for Bobby - a big
surprise!