Boston Legal - Episode Guide

It's a new day at Crane, Poole and Schmidt: Edwin Poole has a breakdown and shows up to a staff meeting sans trousers, Alan is defending a black girl's bid to play Little Orphan Annie, and Denny is caught cheating with a client's wife.

Alan helps an ex-girlfriend, who once tried to run him over with a car, get released from a mental hospital. Denny takes a medical malpractice deposition and ends up defending himself from misconduct charges.

Denny is asked to assist on an environmental case where the opposing counsel is his son. Alan leads on a sexual harassment case where his opposing counsel is Christine, his ex girlfriend who tried to kill him. And Sally is defending a man who says he didn't steal a woman's wallet.

Edwin Poole escapes from the psychiatric hospital and takes a case where his defendant admitted to killing a police officer. Alan is asked by Paul Lewiston to do whatever is necessary to get a powerful client out of a shoplifting charge.

While Paul, Brad, and Denny scramble to cover a class-action case of Edwin's, Alan sues a doctor for malpractice on behalf of a hypochondriac and Lori takes another murder case to try and reengage with people.

Alan defies Paul and defends an old friend's husband from slanderous political advertisements; he later assists her in leaving her husband when she finds out he is cheating on her. Denny sees a doctor about his memory problems and Lori helps an old friend in the D.A.'s office with an unusual custody case.

Lori helps an old client who was shot while attempting a convenience store robbery. Alan defends an old client from a punitive judge. Denny, overcome by the Red Sox winning a World Series, is arrested for solicitation of a one-legged woman.

Alan helps a man who cross-dresses fight his employer for wrongful dismissal. Lori helps her therapist deal with a case of the greater good vs patient privilege.

Tara tricks opposing counsel in an age discrimination case to give up privileged information. Alan and Denny are on opposite sides when they discover their client has been secretly testing a potentially fatal drug on unsuspecting patients.

Lori and Brad defend a woman accused of murdering her husband and his lover. Alan is held at gunpoint by a man he had arrested after the man tried to kidnap his children to Peru.

Shirley Schmidt returns to Boston to clean up the litigation department, much to Denny's dislike. Lori and Paul sue the US Government for failure to rescue the people of Sudan. Alan defends Bernard Ferrion, a man who killed his mother with a skillet.

Shirley and Lori defend a school board sued for requiring teachers to teach intelligent design along side evolution. Bernard Ferrion kills again with his skillet, however Alan refuses to represent him and has Tara defend him instead.

Brad and Tara defend a woman whose ex-business partner claims she lied about her sexual orientation. Denny takes a solo case defending a doctor who prescribed medication to a patient that was not yet cleared by the FDA.

After representing a restaurant owner against a town trying to ban red meat, Denny decides he has Mad Cow Disease. Alan is arrested for starting a bar brawl while on a date with Tara.

Shirley and Alan defend a police officer accused of torturing a man to get information about a kinapping suspect. Chelina and Denny represent a woman suing her ex-fiance for leaving her at the alter. Catherine befriends Bernard Ferrion and tries to help him find God.

Alan and Chelina help a teenager sue his high school for blocking the "fair and balanced" channel on school televisions. Denny and Shirley take a case for an old friend who wants to be frozen.

Alan travels to Texas to help Chelina with an old client facing the death penalty. Shirley and Denny defend a female client against multiple charges of hiring a prostitute. In the course of the case, Shirley suspects Denny of bribing the judge and she and Paul decide to take steps to remove Denny from the firm.

New associates have joined the firm as Alan, Denny and Brad defend a woman nicknamed The Black Widow from charges she murdered her seventy year old husband. Denise defends a company against charges of religious intolerance.

The Kelly Nolan trial starts and Catherine is more and more concerned about Bernard as they watch the trial together. Tara and her ex-boyfriend represent a singer banned from performing the song War as it is deemed un-American. Denise involves two new junior associates in her divorce proceeding.

Denny takes Alan to Nimmo Bay for a vacation, and while fishing the boys get involved with a Canadian case dealing with Pacific salmon. Catherine admits to Shirley she killed Bernard and the firm has to decide how to handle the case. Garrett and Sarah settle Denise's divorce, but there will be consequences.

Catherine's murder trail begins. Denny, Shirley and Denise defend a US congressman of fraud charges when he is accused of taking campaign monies with no intention of supporting an assault weapons ban. Reverend Diddum has his revenge on Garrett and Sarah.

Lori files a sexual harassment charge against Denny. Denise and Sarah represent a man whose wife died in a house fire caused by a pick-up truck catching fire in their garage. Shirley fires Catherine.

Shirley and Denise help two sets of parents, one Christian, one Wiccan, sue their school for it's Hallowe'en pageant. Alan represents Cassie Elliot as she sues the US Army for her brother's death.

Denny is ordered by Judge Cooper to represent an indigent client accused of murder and rape of a child. Denise represents an old friend of Shirley's who is trying to save his marriage from annulment after he cheats on his wife ... with a cow. Alan and Brad defend a TV station that fired it's popular clown for discussing global warming on the air.

While Alan deals with a bout of night terrors, Denny. Shirley and Paul defend a young man accused of vehicular homicide. Denise works to settle a case involving a plastic surgeon who injects his own ... fat ... into women's lips.

A day shopping ends in disaster for Denise and her housekeeper when the housekeeper's son is kidnapped. Alan takes a client suing for damages after being shot in the face with a paintball gun ... by Denny.

Brad is charged for his conduct during the case to save Tito Perez, Denny and Shirley take on his defense. Alan assists Melissa with her credit card problems with some help from Jerry "Hands" Espenson.

The partners are voting for new partnership invitations and both Brad and Jerry are up in the vote. Denise and Paul represent Daniel Post, a wealthy man with cancer who bought himself into a drug study, who is being sued by one of the other study participants.

Daniel Post convinces Denise to let him help with a case of helicopter parents harassing a teacher. Alan defends Jerry from Shirley's rather over zealous charges from the incident the previous week. Shirley, Paul and Brad realize they have to protect Denny and the firm from Beverly.

Alan is having a busy week. Dense wants Alan to convince a client a friendly gift from a health care company is a good deal, instead Alan sides with the client and takes the case to court. He also has to deal with Catherine Piper starting a one-woman crime wave. Meanwhile, Shirley, Paul and Brad see the Beverly situation quickly becoming untenable.

Alan defends Irma from charges of lewd behavior when she leads a women's protest of redistricting by having the women topless. Denise attends Daniel's "funeral" and realizes the relationship is taking a toll on her. Garrett and Catherine are at odds for office space.

Alan represents a girl denied entry to a private school because she cannot smile. Denny convinces Brad to help Beverly with an arbitration situation. Shirley and Denise represent a young woman denied emergency contraception after a rape.

Alan and Denny defend a man against manslaughter charges for the induced death of his wife. Shirley has to deal with an ex-husband who says he still loves Shirley, even though he is about to marry another woman. Paul takes steps to reconcile with his estranged daughter.

Denny and Beverly get married. Three hours later, Denny is caught cheating and Shirley, Paul, and Brad scramble to cover Denny and the firm from Beverly's lawyers. Alan represents a friend who was fired from her job because she couldn't stop smoking.

Shirley's past comes back to haunt her when a widow of a recently deceased photographer threatens to sell a portfolio of photos of a young, nude Shirley. Paul realizes Rachel is still using drugs and he confronts her. Denny defends a man up on charges after he electrcutes a would-be home invader.

Alan defends Melissa after she is arrested for not paying her taxes. Denise is pulled over by a nice police officer and later finds out he needs her help ... he's been arrested for impersonating a police officer. Paul plans an intervention to get Rachel back into drug rehab.

Shirley assists a long-time client with his divorce, only to discover opposing counsel is Ivan Tiggs. Alan helps a friend of Catherine's deal with a corrupt conservator. Denny learns just how important Paul is to the smooth running of the firm.

Alan is concerned when he starts speaking gibberish in court; Denny decides he needs to de-stress and takes Alan to his spa. Denise defends a man of polygamy charges while Brad and Paul help a video game company against charges it makes its games purposefully addictive.

Shirley finds out Ivan lied about leaving Missy. When Missy comes to her with concerns Ivan is not faithful to her, Shirley writes up a post-nuptial agreement to stop him from cheating. Alan second chairs a murder case with Jerry that goes badly.

Alan and Chelina defend a man who was arrested in a white neighborhood, claiming racial profiling. Alan also needs to defend Denny after Denny shoots his therapist. Brad tries to figure out why he is such a bad kisser.

Edwin Poole is released from the mental hospital and Shirley must step in when he decides to sue a snack cake company for causing diabetes. The Mkeba case comes back to haunt Alan when Mr. Mkeba is caught and Alan is arrested for telling him to flee. Brad and Denise deal with what happens next after the kissing lesson escalates.

Denny is asked by the US government to defend a suit against the 'global gag rule'. New Associate, Marlene Stanger, nicknamed "The Squid" comes to Crane, Poole and Schmidt and upsets Denise.

Denny and Alan are in heat and take a trip to Crane Poole and Schmidt LA. Brad's niece is accused of murder when a boy dies at a pharm-party she attended. Denise is determined to one-up Marlene with the partnership vote coming up soon.

The Courtney Reese trial starts in California and Alan must prove a self-defense case. Denise learns some hard truths regarding Marlene. Brad has to deal with a judge with a grudge against drug-case defendants in order to keep his niece from a long prison sentence.

Daniel Post is back and is arrested for trying to buy a lung from a fellow terminal cancer patient. After Jerry is arrested for attacking a police officer for taking his ... doll companion, Alan suggests he see a sex surragate.

Jeffrey Coho and Claire Simms join the Boston office; their first case is defending Scott Little on charges he murdered Judge Marsha Hooper. Alan takes a case for Clarice, a woman who is really a man too shy to deal with the world. Denny has a first date with Bethany, whom he doesn't realize is a little person.

Ivan Tiggs wants out of his marriage and will do anything, including hiring Alan, to try and break the post-nup Shirley designed for Missy. Bethany talks Denny into helping her with a client in exchange she will drop her lawsuit against him for calling her a midget in public. The Scott Little trial continues with new witnesses coming forward and a potential new suspect.

Jeffrey and Denise continue their investigations prior to the start of the Scott Little trial; Denise sends Claire to accidentally run into Dr Snyder at bar. Alan and Shirley defend a homeless man accused of eating his dead best friend. Alan and Denny stage a wrestling match for the honor of Shirley's affections.

The Scott Little trial starts with several surprises from the prosecution. Sally Heep is back and she is suing Jerry Espenson on behalf of an employee Jerry fired because he didn't like the man's religion of Scientology.

The climax of the Scott Little trial brings a shocking conclusion. Alan talks to Joanna about his renewed relationship with Sally Heep.

Denise learns of Daniel's death, and then must go searching for his head when his cadaver is stolen. Alan defends Jerry from a charge of perjury when Jerry lies on a jury questionnaire regarding the death penalty. Jeffrey is sued by Lincoln Meyer over things Coho said about him during the Scott Little trial. Denny meets Bethany's mother.

Lincoln Meyer wants Denny to represent him after Meyer is questioned in the death of Judge Potts. Denny, Bethany and Bella await the results of the paternity test. Alan helps Jerry with a client accused of hanging her ex-lover.

While members of the firm believe Lincoln Meyer has kidnapped Shirley, they have a difficult time convincing the police. Erica Dolenz's murder trial begins, and Denny is jealous of the time Alan is spending with Jerry as a result.

Alan is roped into defending white supremacist parents who are in danger of losing their children. An acquaintance of Denny's asks for his help saving her daughter from anorexia. Brad, Jeffrey and Denise help a woman whose husband recently died to sue God.

Alan and Denny travel to New Orleans to help defend a doctor who euthanized five patients destined to die horribly after the event of Hurricane Katrina. Claire helps Clarence sue an all girls health club that kicked him out once he attended as Clarence instead of Clarice. Denise arranges to be friends with benefits with both Brad and Jeffrey.

Denny sues Homeland Security because his name is on the "no-fly" list and there is seemingly no way to remove him from the list. Shirley and Vanessa defend a teacher of negligence charges after a child with a peanut allergy dies in her classroom. Alan knows about the game Denise is playing with Brad and Jeffrey.

Denny and Shirley help Bella get a restraining order from a group protesting animal abuse. Brad confronts Jeffrey about Denise. Denny realizes he still has feelings for Bethany.

Alan, Denny, and Bethany agree to represent Judge Clark Brown as he sues a company for failing to cure him S.S.A.D.. Denise finds out she is pregnant. Shirley helps Clifford Cabot stop his niece from taking a forgetting pill after she is the victim of a sexual assault.

Alan must defend Denny after Denny is arrested for selling human waste. Clarence decides he wants to try practicing law, however his first case involves an Haitian slave, now living in Boston, accused of murdering her owner. Jeffrey decides to leave Crane Poole and Schmidt.

Alan is trying two case at once. The first involves a woman accused of stealing her deceased father from a science museum where he is displayed as an example of how not to live life. The second involves a doctor fired from his job after he claims seeing a U.F.O. and discussing this with patients. Things are further complicated as opposing counsel for this case is Jerry Espenson. Bethany decides to take Denny to temple so he can learn about Judaism.

Alan defends a woman accused of killing her fiance the day of her wedding. Claire takes a pro bono case of defending a man accused of stealing a cell phone.

Denny's first case comes back to roost when the son of a woman who was murdered in 1957 demands Denny and members of the firm re-try the case of the man accused of the crime who was found not guilty at the time. Alan is held in contempt of court while defending his neighbor who happens to also be a hooker.

Archive footage from the series The Defender, was written by Reginald Rose.

Alan and Denny defend a man accused of helping his brother cover up a murder. Brad's future with the firm is in jeopardy when he refuses to sign a "love contract" due to his relationship with Denise. Clarence makes a wrong choice in dealing with his relationship fears and Claire.

Alan represents an old friend who wants to stop a family friendly department store from selling sexually suggestive dolls to young girls. Denny gets into trouble for telling a potential new litigator he doesn't sound black.

Jerry and Clarence face off on opposite sides when a college sorority starts asking socially awkward members to leave. Alan must defend Judge Weldon on drug charges for a tea in her possession. Shirley and Claire help a man whose DNA has been patented by the government once he is spontaneously cured of HIV.

Alan and Denny represent a man suing the US government for illegally holding him at Guantanamo Bay. Jerry asks Shirley if he can return to Crane Poole and Schmidt.

Jerry's first case as a litigator for Crane Poole and Schmidt involves a woman suing her landlord who wants to evict her for keeping a therapy duck in a building that does not allow pets. Brad and Denise's wedding is complicated when the priest for the ceremony is arrested for harboring an illegal alien and Denise goes into labor.

Alan and Denny defend two brothers accused of killing their father. Jerry and Clarence decide to sue a casino on behalf of a client who lost $80,000.

New faces are at Crane Poole and Schmidt. Katie Lloyd joins the firm straight from law school and her first case has her defendant accused of rape and murder; the assistant D.A. for the case is Brad Chase. Carl Sack takes over the litigation department from Paul Lewiston and he is less than impressed with the attorneys. Clarence defends Clarice entering a singing contest when Carl Sack demands he drop from the competition.

Joseph's trial starts and Alan acts as an advisor to Katie and Jerry. Shirley hires Lorraine, much to Alan's consternation, as a replacement litigator while Denise is on leave. Denny finds out there may be something between Shirley and Carl.

Carl and Denny have a bet on whether or not Carl can win a case where his defendant is accused of cock fighting. Alan represents a teenager suing her school for its abstinence-only sex education program after she contracts HIV. Katie and Jerry help the widow of the lawyer they replaced on the Joseph Washington case sue her husband's therapist for making his metal state worse not better.

Whitney Rome invades Crane Poole and Schmidt demanding Carl give her a case; he gives her a custody case with Miguel Obisbo who is fighting his wife over their son's interest in bull fighting. An old friend of Denny's, and a four-star Army general wants to sue the military on its don't-ask-don't-tell policy after he is discharged for coming out as gay. Alan's continued issues regarding Lorraine manifest as a bout of word salad.

Alan is confronted by a woman who wants to kill the man who murdered her daughter and was found not guilty by reason of temporary insanity. She would like Alan to get her off in a similar fashion. Katie and Jerry try to help Joseph Washington deal with the residents of a small town he's moved to since his aquittal.

Denny decides he needs to fire an associate because she is fat. Jerry takes a case for a woman who is an objectophile and is in love a utility box. Alan and Whitney proceed with Patrice Kelly's trial.

Whitney and Katie defend a police officer involved in a shooting; the prosecution's case is based mostly on the results of a MRI of the officer's emotions. Jerry frets over the possibility of a third date with Leigh. Clarence and Carl sue YouTube after an embarrassing video of Clarice surfaces.

Denny is arrested for solicitation of gay sex in a courthouse restroom. Katie has suspicions about Lorraine's past and shares her concerns with Whitney. Shirley defends an old friend who is fired from his position as a "shock-jock" when he makes political statements offensive to baby boomers.

Shirley's granddaughter needs help after she is expelled from her high school for shredding standardized tests. Denny and Alan try to sue the National Guard after a flood destroyed Denny's favorite pizza restaurant. Lorraine decides to tell Shirley and Carl the truth about her past.

Clarence comes to Alan for help when his house is foreclosed on due to balloon payments and the housing bubble. Carl and Katie represent Denny when the firm is sued by a long-time client who says Denny committed fraud by stating the firm was a green company. Jerry deals with being dumped by Leigh.

Denny is determined to handle a murder trial by himself. Jerry and Katie help a woman sue her husband's divorce lawyer claiming the lawyer's billboards encouraged her husband to leave her.

Alan and Shirley take opposite sides on the father's rights on abortion when Missy Tiggs comes to Shirley to prevent a man, whose sperm she stole, from demanding she terminate the pregnancy. Jerry represents Leigh when Leigh is fired from her teaching position after hugging a student.

Shirley's friend Andrea comes to the firm wanting to sue to keep a nuclear power plant out of her town; she also upends things with Denny and Alan. Carl is jealous and ends his relationship with Shirley after he sees her in a restaurant with an old flame. Katie confronts Jerry about multiple threats Leigh has made against her.

Carl again talks to Shirley about the state of the litigation department when their current caseload includes a woman who wants to sue a company for losing her mother's ashes instead of turning those ashes into a diamond. A woman who wants to sue her pastor for a bad breakup and a mother suing her daughter's high school after the daughter dies in a car accident after she fell asleep at the wheel. Oh, and Denny and Alan start their testing to join the Coast Guard Reserves.

Alan represents a man whose daughter was murdered after she was ambushed on a tabloid television program; opposing counsel is Alan's nemesis, Melvin Palmer. Shirley defends an old boyfriend who is arrested for killing seals in the harbor in order to eat.

Shirley, Denny and Alan all comes to terms with end-of-life decisions when Shirley goes to court to force a hospital to put her father on a morphine drip. Carl helps the wealthy of Nantucket gain access to their own nuclear bomb. Jerry is sued by a woman who claims he drugged her.

Alan is given the chance to argue a case before the US Supreme Court. The catch? He must defend a man convicted of raping a child, and Denny wants to come along. Jerry finds out Dana is actually a high-priced call girl working for Lorraine.

Carl and Denny help a female cattle rancher sue the FDA to prevent cloned meat from entering the market. Denny falls in love with her after one day and proposes marriage. Alan helps Shirley sue her nephew when she learns he won't follow primary results for his constituency when he votes at the Democratic National Convention.

Jerry and Katie try to make prostitution legal after Dana is arrested and offered a deal to turn in Lorraine. Shirley and Carl agree to sue the Catholic Church on behalf of Renee Winger who is claiming gender discrimination because she cannot be made a priest. Denny is considered for the Republican Presidential nomination.

Denny and Alan's friendship is tested when Judge Harvey Cooper comes to Alan to help the township of Concorde secede. Alan sees the case as valid dissent while Denny thinks the whole thing in anti-American.

Bethany comes to Alan for help with a case involving a tobacco company. Denny is concerned about a sudden case of impotence.

Jerry and Katie help a young woman sue a private prison after she was raped by a guard. Shirley's grand-daughter is arrested for fraud after she lies about her age to vote in the primary election. Alan and Denny sue a pharmaceutical company after Denny nearly dies from the drug interactions from the forty-two different prescription pills he was taking at the time.

Denny is arrested for carrying a concealed weapon after shooting a mugger. Alan helps Joanna with a custody battle when her ex-husband tries to take away her daughter because Joanna is a sex-surrogate.

Alan agrees to defend Phoebe Prentice's husband after he is arrested for murdering his nurse. Alan isn't prepared, however, for how far Phoebe will go to keep her family together.

Jerry's sister comes to Jerry for help; it seems her son may possibly be dating his half-sister as they were both conceived from the same sperm bank. She needs Jerry's help to force the sperm bank to give them the donor information. Shirley and Alan help a young man whose brother died as a result of malpractice. The catch is, the brother was a soldier and died in a military hospital which is immune from malpractice suits.

Alan and Denny are off to Utah on a road trip to a dude ranch where they meet an old nemesis. Shirley defends Catherine Piper when Catherine is accused of attempted murder against her doctor. Katie tries to get Carl to see the fun in life.

Alan and Denny help a cattle rancher sue when the government tells her she cannot test every cow on her ranch for mad cow disease. Alan and Denny also make the mistake of discussing the presidential election on Election Day. Partnership votes are up again and Jerry wonders if he will finally be offered full partnership with the firm.

When a teenager comes to Alan for a judicial bypass to receive an abortion, Alan and Shirley are forced to consider their viewpoint after it's discovered why the teen wants an abortion. Jerry is arrested for assault after standing up to a bully in a coffee shop.

Carl and Denny travel to Virginia to defend a prison guard accused of murdering a man dying of lethal injection. Alan and Shirley take a case of wrongful dismissal after a woman thinks she was fired for voting for John McCain.

Thanksgiving at Shirley's house brings friends, enemies and more than a few bombshells to dinner.

Denny and Alan learn Denny's "Mad Cow" has progressed to the point of actual Alzheimers; Denny finds an experimental drug that could help and the two set out to get it. Jerry and Katie represent a young woman who was admitted and then rejected from Harvard University because she took Ritalin to focus on her SAT test. After dealing with a very bored Catherine, Carl helps her sue the television networks for not broadcasting material for those over age fifty.

When Shirley learns the firm has been sold to a Chinese company she takes steps to try and block the sale. Alan prepares for his Supreme Court appearance to secure an experimental drug for Denny. Denny proposes marriage to Alan to ensure his medical, legal and financial wishes are carried out.

Denny and Alan run into trouble when they try to obtain a marriage license and are forced to defend their decision in court. Alan presents his case for Denny to receive an experimental Alzheimer's drug to the Supreme Court. Shirley and Carl deal with the last minute details before their wedding.