A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”
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- Seasons
- 8
- Episodes aired
- 168
- Latest aired
- S08E22
- Total runtime
- 5d 3h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 March 1997 – April 1997 6 episodes
- Season 2 September 1997 – May 1998 28 episodes
- Season 3 September 1998 – May 1999 23 episodes
- Season 4 September 1999 – May 2000 22 episodes
- Season 5 October 2000 – May 2001 22 episodes
- Season 6 September 2001 – May 2002 23 episodes
- Season 7 September 2002 – May 2003 22 episodes
- Season 8 September 2003 – May 2004 22 episodes
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S06E01 The Candidate (1)
September 23 · 44min find the promo
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A sensational murder case embroils a charismatic state senator, on trial for killing the man purported to be his wife's lover. Part 1 of two.
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S06E02 The Candidate (2)
September 23 · 44min find the promo
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Courtroom skirmishes and contentious strategizing mark the murder trial of state senator Keith Ellison. Conclusion.
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S06E03 Killing Time
September 30 · 44min find the promo
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A parole hearing for a convicted killer who maintains he's innocent vexes Eugene and a death-row inmate who accepts his fate troubles Rebecca.
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S06E04 Liar's Poker
October 7 · 44min find the promo
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Jimmy's heavy gambling losses oblige him to represent his agitated bookie in a thorny civil suit. Meanwhile, an attempted-murder case raises questions of legal ethics.
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S06E05 Vanished (1)
October 14 · 44min find the promo
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An unsolved kidnapping case embroils Bobby with the alleged abductor, a convicted child molester. Gambling fever leads Jimmy to take a big risk. Part 1 of two.
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S06E06 Vanished (2)
October 21 · 44min find the promo
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Startling revelations complicate a kidnapping case, which hinges on the testimony of a mysterious recluse with a secret past. Conclusion.
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S06E07 Honor Code
November 18 · 44min find the promo
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Bobby, Eugene and Jimmy work with an insurance company to settle the claim of a 10-year-old accident victim. But when the case presents a dilemma of moral and ethical proportions, the tension that's been brewing between Jimmy and Eugene finally boils over.
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S06E08 Suffer the Little Children
November 25 · 44min find the promo
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After promising the mother of a murdered teen that he'll find the drive-by shooter responsible, ADA Lowe adopts a “whatever it takes” attitude towards the prosecution of the young gang member he thinks did it—who is defended by Ellenor. Meanwhile, Lindsay is moved to help a mentally retarded man find the daughter he lost touch with years ago as a result of being wrongfully incarcerated for over a decade.
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S06E09 Dangerous Liaisons
December 2 · 44min find the promo
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Bobby fears that his protective feelings for a vulnerable female client may threaten his objectivity in her case. Lucy goes above and beyond the call of duty to help an elderly rape victim get the only thing she wants from her attacker—an apology.
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S06E10 Inter Arma Silent Leges
December 9 · 44min find the promo
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Rebecca faces what could be the greatest challenge of her career when she attempts to uncover why her doctor's husband, an Arab, was detained by federal agents without any explanation. After encountering a series of impenetrable legal roadblocks, she learns a difficult truth: “Inter arma silent leges—in war law is silent.” Meanwhile, Eugene’s court-appointed client forces him to use the race card.
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S06E11 Eyewitness
January 6 · 44min find the promo
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A Reverend shares a secret with Jimmy and Lindsay that could drastically affect the ruling on their client, accused of murder, but only if he's willing to testify. Ellenor’s ADA friend makes her an offer she must refuse, despite the consequences.
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S06E12 The Test
January 13 · 44min find the promo
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Bobby makes a judgement call based on a client’s instructions, but it turns out he may have made the call too soon. Meanwhile, Lindsay begs Helen Gamble to order DNA tests on a client serving jail time for double rape—a sentence the client received 7 years ago with a fresh-out-of-law school Lindsay by his side.
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S06E13 Pro Se
February 10 · 44min find the promo
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Ellenor is ordered to appear as co-counsel for murderer Ray McMurphy, who insists on defending himself in his latest trial. The trial turns ugly for everyone involved, as McMurphy will do whatever it takes to keep himself from going back to prison. Meanwhile, the firm try to support Bobby as he comes out of hospital and he tries to come to terms with being victimised.
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S06E14 Judge Knot
February 17 · 44min find the promo
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Helen and Bobby are shocked to learn that the FBI suspects a popular and highly respected judge of accepting bribes. Convinced the judge is innocent, they're torn about whether or not to assist the U.S. Attorney in a “sting” operation which could also effectively put their careers on the line.
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S06E15 Man and Superman
February 24 · 44min find the promo
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A schizophrenic who believes he's Superman entangles Jimmy in a civil suit involving a hospital and the widow of a bystander killed by the mental patient's seven-story leap.
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S06E16 M. Premie Unplugged
March 10 · 44min find the promo
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Eugene and Rebecca go head-to-head with Helen Gamble on a case involving a father accused of an unthinkable act of child abuse. Meanwhile, ADA Mitchell Wheeler, who previously made an indecent and unethical proposal to Ellenor, returns, this time with a different kind of offer for her.
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S06E17 Manifest Necessity
March 17 · 44min find the promo
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Helen Gamble heads up the prosecution of an accused murderer with suspected ties to the mob, a case her boss, DA Walsh, has an inexplicably strong interest in. Meanwhile, Lindsay unintentionally helps a familiar client get arrested.
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S06E18 Fire Proof
April 7 · 44min find the promo
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An arson case inflames Jimmy when he has to defend a respected Italian-American businessman who is an old friend. But his suspicious furniture-store fire killed a night watchman. Jimmy is reunited with the savvy hooker who previously duped him.
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S06E19 The Return of Joey Heric
April 14 · 44min find the promo
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The enigmatic and disturbed Joey Heric returns. An admitted killer who's now a lawyer, Joey is grandstanding in a homicide trial. In another storyline, Jimmy is reunited with the savvy hooker who previously duped him.
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S06E20 Eat and Run
May 5 · 44min find the promo
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A client who believes he's Hannibal Lecter admits to cannibalism but not murder in a trial that's especially hard on Lindsay, whom the defendant calls Clarice.
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S06E21 Evil-Doers
May 12 · 44min find the promo
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An accused rapist and his identical twin muddy a trial. The Hannibal Lecter copycat continues to terrify Lindsay during a commitment hearing.
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S06E22 This Pud's for You
May 19 · 44min find the promo
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Eugene takes charge at the scene, ordering Lindsay and Bobby to avoid talking with police. But the legal team's ensuing debate on how to proceed leads to questions about Lindsay's arguably tenuous state of mind, as well as the moments prior to the shooting, which Lindsay says she can't recall.
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S06E23 The Verdict
May 19 · 44min find the promo
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Lindsay stands trial for shooting Lawrence O'Malley, who became obsessed with her after her firm defended him in his murder trial.