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!

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