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Boston Legal

Law firm Crane, Poole and Schmidt deals in the often high-priced world of civil litigation, where smarmy Alan Shore feels at home. Loose-cannon partner Denny Crane has run of the place, while other members of the firm try to keep him in check.

Premiere:
Oct 03, 2004
Original Network:
ABC

Upcoming Episodes of 'Boston Legal'

Men to Boys Denise Bauer frantically prepares for her defense against an auto manufacturer whose defective pick-up truck caused a fire that killed a terminally ill woman.
Fri 7/3 5:00-6:00pm ION
The Court Supreme Alan must present to the Supreme Court an appeal for a mentally impaired man sentenced to death; Katie learns some shocking information about Jerry's new girlfriend.
Sat 7/4 6:00-7:00pm WGNAMER
Witches of Mass Destruction Two groups of parents, one Christian and the other Wiccan, sue to cancel a school's Halloween pageant.
Mon 7/6 5:00-6:00pm ION
Truly, Madly, Deeply When Denny has to do pro bono work for a man who raped and killed a 13-year-old girl, he does everything he can to get off the case and winds up in jail for his efforts.
Tue 7/7 5:00-6:00pm ION
Questionable Characters Lori argues that a bullet not be removed from her former informant, despite the fact that it could endanger his life, on the grounds that it could incriminate him.
Tue 7/7 8:00-9:00pm ION
Loose Lips Shore defends a man who was fired from his post as Santa at a local department store for being a transvestite; Lori faces an ethical dilemma when her therapist asks her for advice on one of his patients.
Tue 7/7 9:00-10:00pm ION
A Greater Good Crane and Shore disagree about how to proceed in the defense of a pharmaceutical company when startling events shed new light on the case.
Tue 7/7 10:00-11:00pm ION
The Ass Fat Jungle When Alan's night terrors return, he asks his new, attractive secretary, Melissa, if she would sleep with him to keep him from hurting himself.
Wed 7/8 5:00-6:00pm ION
Gone While Denise Bauer shops with her housekeeper and the woman's 4-year-old son, the boy is kidnapped by a known pedophile.
Thu 7/9 5:00-6:00pm ION
Legal Deficits Brad Chase pushes for an immediate trial after he is arrested for impersonating an FBI officer and assaulting a priest during the rescue of a a kidnapped child.
Fri 7/10 5:00-6:00pm ION
Squid Pro Quo Ambitious attorney Marlene Stanger (Parker Posey) joins the firm, prompting Denise to wonder whether there is room for both of them; Denny goes head-to-head with his son over a woman who lost her baby at an inadequately supplied clinic in Nepal.
Sat 7/11 6:00-7:00pm WGNAMER
The Cancer Man Can The law firm represents a CEO (Michael J. Fox) who used his status with a pharmaceutical company to ensure that he received the nonplacebo in a promising anti-cancer drug test.
Mon 7/13 5:00-6:00pm ION
Helping Hands Daniel Post (Michael J. Fox) convinces his new love, Denise Bauer, that he should second-chair in her case against overbearing parents who harass their teenage daughter's teacher.
Tue 7/14 5:00-6:00pm ION
Hired Guns Brad and Lori defend a woman accused of killing her husband and his mistress when she catches them in the act; Shore finds himself in danger when he helps a woman whose ex-husband kidnapped their children and took them to Peru.
Tue 7/14 8:00-9:00pm ION
Schmidt Happens Founding Crane, Poole & Schmidt partner Shirley Schmidt (Candice Bergen) returns to help bring order to the chaotic office.
Tue 7/14 9:00-10:00pm ION
From Whence We Came One member of the firm falls victim to Shirley Schmidt's mandate to clean house; Lori defends a school superintendent being sued by two teachers who were fired for refusing to teach creationism.
Tue 7/14 10:00-11:00pm ION
Too Much Information Alan Shore bails out Catherine Piper (Betty White) after she goes on a spree of convenience-store holdups; Denise Bauer sues an HMO for inadequate Internet security that led to a brutal murder.
Wed 7/15 5:00-6:00pm ION
Breast in Show The terminally ill Daniel Post (Michael J. Fox) hosts his own funeral, an event that Denise Bauer would rather not attend.
Thu 7/16 5:00-6:00pm ION
Smile Alan Shore files a discrimination suit against a private school that refuses to admit a gifted 9-year-old girl with nerve damage that makes it impossible for her to smile.
Fri 7/17 5:00-6:00pm ION

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