L.A. LAW

SERIES DESCRIPTION:

This critically-acclaimed, Emmy award-winning drama shows how ambitious, competitive attorneys must face conflicts between their own desires, their obligations as lawyers, and their principles as human beings. This realistic, irreverent, and often humorous portrayal of the law is one of the most popular shows on television.

Season 1

Cast: Harry Hamlin, Jill Eikenberry, Michele Greene, Alan Rachins, Jimmy Smits, Michael Tucker, Richard Dysart, Corbin Bernsen, Susan Dey, Susan Ruttan

PILOT - TA4L01 - 1987 - Kuzak defends a man accused of raping a Lukemia patient; Kelsey goes after an insurance company for denying the claim of a woman with a brain tumor. Chaney is found shot to death in his office, Kuzak is robbed by a client, and the firm hires attorney Victor Sifuentes as their new associate.

THOSE LIPS, THAT EYE - TA4L03 - 1987 - After a victims father attempts to shoot a defendant in court, Sifuentes takes on the father's defense. Markowitz and Kelsey begin to date, while Kuzak wins the attention of the beautiful and much sought-after Deputy D.A.. Taylor quits the firm and Abby is promoted to Associate.

THE HOUSE OF THE RISING FLAN - TA4L04 - 1987 - Brackman asks Sifuentes to marry his maid; Markowitz faces a question of ethics in dealing with a millionaire's tax fraud case. Kuzak tries a case against an amusement park where an accident allegedly crippled a young boy. Abby panics when her abusive husband violates his restraining order by picking her son up from nursery school.

SIMIAN CHANTED EVENING - TA4L06 - 1987 - Kuzak defends a client with a strange post-mortem request; Brackman is forced to take on his former maid's immigration case when Sifuentes discovers that Brackman made a pass at her. While defending a toy company, Cavelli is assaulted and suffers a mild heart attack. Becker engages in an affair with a client, Kelsey and Markowitz are made Partners in the firm, and Kuzak crashes the wedding of his Deputy D.A. love interest.

RAIDERS OF THE LOST BANKU - TA4L08 - 1987 - Kuzak defends a newscaster who was fired after returning from her cancer treatment. McKenzie convinces Brackman not to resign, after which Brackman astounds all with his sudden change in attitude. Sifuentes takes a hopeless dog-bite case and engages in a bet with Kuzak for Kuzak's favorite office chair.

GIBBON TAKE - TA4L09 - 1987 - Kuzak and Deputy D.A. Grace Van Owen struggle with the idea of their relationship being public; Kelsey sets out to prove that poverty exists in Beverly Hills in order to maintain the integrity of a trust. Sifuentes defends a Pre-Law cocaine addict, while Abby defends a lesbian mother in a custody battle.

THE VENUS BUTTERFLY - TA4L10 - 1987 - While Becker works on a polygamy case against a man with eleven wives, Markowitz uses the polygamist's dating advice to score with Kelsey. With mixed emotions, Grace prosecutes a man for the mercy killing of his AIDS-afflicted lover. A child matching the description of Abby's missing toddler is brought into the morgue, but accidentally cremated before Abby can identify the body.

FRY ME TO THE MOON - TA4L11 - 1987 - Kuzak defends a rapist and murder against the death penalty. When the accused, released on bail, is shot during a robbery, Kuzak accuses the prosecution of having the man followed and killed. Grace gives new evidence to a convicted murder in an AIDS mercy-killing trial that she prosecuted; Becker's parents each ask him to represent them in their divorce hearings. Sifuentes gets upset with McKenzie over what he feels are unethical business practices and quits the firm.

EL SID - TA4L12 - 1987 - Kuzak defends a woman whose baby was killed in the crossfire between her and several police officers, posting his own money as her bail. Abby drops kidnapping charges against her soon-to-be ex-husband in exchange for the safe return of her missing child. The firm attempts to fill Sifuentes vacancy, but eventually convinces him to return to the firm. Grace is reprimanded for assisting the convicted in reopening the AIDS mercy-killing trial.

PRINCE KUZAK IN A CAN - TA4L14 - 1987 - Kuzak takes over his deceased friend's cases, defending a drunk driver who admittedly uses a false alibi, after which Kuzak removes himself from the case and is held in contempt. Kelsey wins over the business and unsolicited affection of a new client for the firm; Sifuentes convinces Brackman to hire his telephone-hacker defendant to fix the firm's phone systems.

THE DOUGLAS FUR BALL - TA4L15 - 1987 - Brackman's wife discovers his affair and sues him for divorce; Sifuentes defends an alleged armed robber and confronts a prejudiced judge. Heidegger is forced to resign, Judge Hood seeks employment at the firm, and Roxanne dates a significantly younger client.

BEEF JERKY - TA4L17 - 1987 - Grace handles a strange theft case involving the stolen semen of a prize-winning bull; Sifuentes and Abby prosecute a truck driver for a car accident resulting in the death of a child. Becker hires a private investigator to prove that a client's husband is cheating on her, only to discover that the other woman is actually the client's sister.

BECKER ON THE BOX - TA4L18 - 1987 - Kuzak defends a pharmaceutical company who's drugs impaired users, and undergoes a makeover in the process. Demanding a raise, Roxanne threatens to quit. Kelsey asks Markowitz to help her with her taxes, after which they decide to move in together.

50 WAYS TO FLOSS YOUR LOVER - TA4L19 - 1987 - After a convicted rapist and murderer threatens Grace's life, she considers purchasing a gun for protection. While holding out for a raise, Roxanne serves on Jury Duty and is temporarily replaced by a beautiful but unskilled temp secretary. Sifuentes defends a gorgeous dentist who is accused of planting a radio receiver in a patient's bridge work.

THE GRACE OF WRATH - TA4L20 - 1987 - After being shot at, Grace gets into trouble for making fear-based deals with a Public Defender; Kelsey defends a plastic surgeon accused of negligence in treatment. Roxanne dates one of Becker's divorce clients; Brackman tries out wearing a toupee. Sifuentes defends a marijuana farmer, and attracts the unsolicited affections of a juror.

SPARKY BRACKMAN R.I.P. - TA4L21 - 1987 - Kuzak prosecutes a superstar basketball player for the date rape of a young woman; Brackman wages a personal war against a neighbor who hates Brackman's dog.

Season 2

Cast: Harry Hamlin, Jill Eikenberry, Michele Greene, Alan Rachins, Jimmy Smits, Michael Tucker, Richard Dysart, Corbin Bernsen, Susan Dey, Susan Ruttan, Blair Underwood

WIZARDS OF ODDS - TA5K01 - 1988 - As part of a fundraising auction Becker gets involved with a beautiful but twisted woman; Sifuentes defends a pajama manufacturer against a dwarf attorney whose client claims that the pajamas caught on fire, leaving him permanently disfigured. Kelsey defends a doctor who neglected to tell the police about the homicidal threats of one of his patients, but is plagued by guilt when the doctor confidentially confesses to the crime.

CANNON OF ETHICS - TA5K02 - 1988 - Becker believes he has fallen in love with the beautiful Nina until she mentions marriage; Abby convinces the firm to hire the retarded son of one of her clients. Gleason advises Kelsey on how to expose the guilty doctor and free the innocent man she helped convict, while Sifuentes continues his trial in defense of the supposedly faulty pajama manufacturer.

BRACKMAN VOSEKTIMIZED - TA5K03 - 1988 - Kleinberg resigns after winning a case for an undeserving client; there is an uprising among the associates when they discover Rollins' inflated salary. Kelsey threatens to expose a client guilty of polluting the water supply, and then tries to resign to protect the firm. Brackman begins a relationship with his Small Claims Court bailiff; Kuzak reconnects with his ex-wife.

LUNG GOODBYE - TA5K05 - 1988 - Kuzak takes on a tobacco company for a client with emphysema; Sifuentes's brand new car is a robbery target. Becker works a divorce case against a prenuptial agreement; Markowitz and Kelsey seek help for their communication issues.

AULD L'ANXIETY - TA5K06 - 1988 - Grace's witness in a gang-related murder trial is killed, and retaliation ensues. McKenzie prosecutes an age discrimination case; Errol catches Brackman and his bailiff fooling around.

ROHNER vs. GRODINGER - TA5K07 - 1988 - Kuzak defends a client on possession and assault charges; Abby tries to negotiate peace between feuding friends over an allegedly stolen muffin recipe. After ending his affair, Brackman's indiscretion is exposed to the others in the firm. McKenzie deals with Kelsey's anti-Semitic mother; Rollins wins back a lost client, but is reprimanded for defying McKenzie's orders to leave the case alone.

FULL MARITAL JACKET - TA5K10 - 1988 - Kelsey and Markowitz get married. Kuzak and Becker defend the firm's mentally retarded office worker in a rape case. In defense of a circus' Human Cannonball, Rollins tricks a dishonest victim into proving himself a liar.

GORILLA MY DREAMS - TA5K11 - 1988 - Becker represents a father accused of molestation in a custody case; Kelsey profits from Roxanne's boyfriend's insider trading tips. Sifuentes and Benny, the mentally retarded firm employee accused rape, get to know one another at the zoo; Brackman continues to deal with his divorce settlement.

HAND ROLL EXPRESS -TA5K12 - 1988 - After flirting with a cop disguised as a waitress, Brackman is arrested for soliciting prostitution. Grace considers a position at a friend's law firm; Roxanne is held in contempt for refusing to testify against her boyfriend. Sifuentes case on freedom of speech turns out to be a simple case of jilted love.

BEAUTY AND OBESE - TA5K13 - 1988 - Kuzak handles a weight-discrimination case; Markowitz faces a predicament when, after convincing a woman not to leave all her money to a televangelist, she leaves it all to Markowitz instead. Grace refuses to handle an organized crime murder case and then witnesses a second murder.

PETTYCOAT JUNCTION - TA5K14 - 1988 - Becker knowingly participates in a trial designed simply to generate publicity, and is then forced to reconsider his ethics; Markowitz and Kelsey take the stand against the man who robbed them.

FETUS COMPLETUS - TA5K16 - 1988 - Grace and Kuzak go head to head on a burglary case. Kelsey represents a doctor who wants to deliver a baby early against the dying mother's wishes; Brackman decides that he still loves Sheila, but must face reality when he walks in on her with another man.

OPEN HEART PERJURY - TA5K18 - 1988 - Rollins tries a case against a crooked business manager who cheated an elderly woman out of her life savings. Brackman's divorce settlement is further complicated by his brother's discovery of Brackman's relationship with their late father's former mistress.

LEAPIN' LIZARDS - TA5K19 - 1988 - Kelsey represents an actor who refuses to let go of a television character he once played; Roxanne faces serious financial problems. Becker is witness to a courtroom holdup when a veteran cop pulls a gun after losing a custody battle.

CHARIOTS OF MEYER - TA5K20 - 1988 - Grace tries a case against an African American man who shot a security guard while robbing a jewelry store; McKenzie represents a man who assaulted someone with his prosthetic leg. A wealthy friend woos Roxanne during her financial crisis.

Season 3

Cast: Harry Hamlin, Jill Eikenberry, Michele Greene, Alan Rachins, Jimmy Smits, Michael Tucker, Richard Dysart, Corbin Bernsen, Susan Dey, Susan Ruttan, Blair Underwood, Larry Drake

HEY LICK ME OVER - TA7A01 - 1989 - Sifuentes tries a case against an alarm company who failed to respond to a burglary and rape; Van Owen prosecutes a man who licks and kisses strangers without invitation. Roxanne and her wealthy friend, David, get married. The associate's receive their performance reviews; Kuzak fights to allow Benny to register to vote.

THE SON ALSO RISES - TA7A02 - 1989 - Kelsey represents a thirteen-year-old boy in a suit he has brought against his own father for slapping him; Van Owen is caught in the middle of some questionable ethics in the case against an alleged cop killer. Abby considers resignation; Becker helps Roxanne's sister-in-law in a divorce suit.

ROMANCING THE DRONE - TA7A03 - 1989 - Kuzak tries a pro bono case in defense of a rapist; Becker works on a sexually exploited woman's divorce case. Markowitz struggles with his own infertility; Abby says goodbye to the firm and opens up her own practice.

SPERMINATOR - TA7A04 - 1989 - Abby faces a violent run-in with a potential client whom she refused to represent; Markowitz and Kelsey continue to struggle with the issue of having a baby. Rollins is upset when Sifuentes must help him try a wrongful death case.

THE PRINCESS AND THE PEE - TA7A05 - 1989 - Kuzak discovers that his opposing council is not really a lawyer; Brackman struggles with the idea of dying alone. Kelsey and Markowitz try to get pregnant; Abby is comforted by Lieutenant Ringstrom while she suffers the trauma of having killed someone.

DUMMY DEAREST - TA7A06 - 1989 - Rollins defends a ventriloquist who refuses to speak without his dummy on assault charges; Kelsey tries a libel case against the National Informer. The State Bar Disciplinary Committee suspends Kuzak; Markowitz and Kelsey consider adoption.

TO LIVE AND DIET IN L.A. - TA7A07 - 1989 - Van Owen struggles to set things right after realizing the that cop killer case compromised her legal ethics; Kelsey and Markowitz struggle with the emotional rollercoaster of the adoption process. With Meyer's help, Becker makes a do-it-yourself divorce video; Abby and Ringstrom try to resist their mutual attraction.

I'M IN THE NUDE FOR LOVE - TA7A08 - 1989 - Kuzak defends a nudist colony against it's complaining neighbors; Sifuentes defends a hospital against two parents' suit to have their comatose daughter removed form life support. Benny develops a crush on Allison; Abby hires Markowitz to sort through a client's tax statements.

VICTOR VICTORIUS - TA7A09 - 1989 - Van Owen deals with a notoriously sneaky and unethical opposing council on a murder case. In financial trouble, Abby makes a recommendation for a client that serves only her own needs. Sifuentes and Allison begin to date; Markowitz and Kelsey finally adopt a baby.

THE PLANE MUTINY - TA7A10 - 1989 - Sifuentes goes head to head with Van Owen in a murder case against a man accused of hiring a hit man to kill his wife. Becker's do-it-yourself divorce video royalties begin to roll in, but he is dismayed to discover that the firm technically has claim to them. Brackman causes a scene on a delayed airplane, resulting in his arrest.

IZZY ACKERMAN OR IS HE NOT - TA7A11 - 1989 - Kuzak represents a man suing a hospital for allowing his wife to die because they had no insurance. McKenzie works on having the parts of dismembered corpse returned to the deceased's family after a mix-up. Roxanne, struggling with her weight and her marriage, is arrested for battery after hitting a woman at her weight-loss center; Grace and Kuzak discover that Lt. Ringstrom is married.

THE ACCIDENTAL JURIST - TA7A12 - 1989 - Kuzak represents an Olympic champion whose endorsement deal was terminated after his homosexuality came into the public eye. Kelsey and Markowitz struggle to balance their baby and their jobs. Abby must decide whether to end her affair with Ringstrom; Roxanne and Meyer see a marriage therapist.

BARSTOW BOUND - TA7A13 - 1989 - Becker is accosted by a crazed do-it-yourself divorce video client. Sifuentes works a wrongful death case against a construction company, and when it comes out that a powerful Congressman may have been involved, Leland is conveniently nominated for a Federal Judgeship by none other than the Congressman's close friend.

LEAVE IT TO GEEZER - TA7A14 - 1989 - Van Owen prosecutes a rag-tag team of senior citizen bank robbers; Rollins tries his first murder case. When Van Owen is too busy for Kuzak, things begin to heat up between Kuzak and a client, Melanie Hayes. Leland decides to stop seeing younger women.

HIS SUIT IS HIRSUTE - TA7A16 - 1989 - Kuzak must deal with a zany opposing council in a case involving an exploding heater; with Sifuentes as their representation, Kelsey and Markowitz fight to keep their baby. Abby gets into legal trouble after winning a narcotics case for a regular client; Van Owen and Kuzak decide to take a break from their relationship.

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL - TA7A17 - 1989 - Van Owen prosecutes a man accused of shooting a homeless man without provocation; Benny is set up with a mentally retarded daughter of a client. Abby defends herself against money laundering charges. Roxanne and Meyer face a difficult divorce settlement; McKenzie asks Abby to return to the firm.

URINE TROUBLE NOW - TA7A18 - 1989 - Sifuentes fights for a Mexican brewery that is being run out of business by the vicious rumors their competition has been spreading. When this racially charged case comes to head, Sifuentes powerful closing statement prompts the Hispanic opposing council to walk out on the case in front of everyone. Meyer finally signs Roxanne's divorce papers; Abby negotiates for her salary at the firm. Rollins begins an office romance with Diana.

ONE FLU OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST - TA7A19 - 1989 - Grace prosecutes a talk show host who encouraged his audience to get violent, resulting in a murder; Sifuentes helps Allison settle a case between a snake owner and a pig owner. Leo Hackett is concern that Benny and Alice's relationship may be moving too fast; after receiving a large divorce settlement, Roxanne must decide whether or not to continue working at the firm. Kelsey receives surprising news from her doctor.

Season 4

Cast: Harry Hamlin, Jill Eikenberry, Michele Greene, Alan Rachins, Jimmy Smits, Michael Tucker, Richard Dysart, Corbin Bernsen, Susan Dey, Susan Ruttan, Blair Underwood, Larry Drake

THE UNSTERILE CUCKOO - TA7D01 - 1990 - Becker and Abby are concerned when they hear that Benny's girlfriend, Alice, is undergoing a sterilization operation. Sifuentes represents a fur manufacturer against the Save The Animals Foundation. Kelsey and Markowitz begin Lamaze classes; the firm plays a $5,000 softball game against a rival firm.

CAPTAIN HURT -TA7D02 - 1990 - Becker upsets a client when he takes a divorce settlement too far; Kuzak defends a college professor accused of killing his research assistant. Van Owen prosecutes a strangely masochistic man for insurance fraud; Sifuentes teaches Benny about the use of condoms.

WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING - TA7D03 - 1990 - Kuzak continues his defense of the professor; Rollins and Brackman help out a woman whose case they cannot afford to take. Becker becomes romantically involved with the client whose divorce settlement he botched; Diana becomes concerned that McKenzie wants her to leave the firm.

THE MOUSE THAT SOARED - TA7D04 - 1990 - Sifuentes takes a case against a bar that hosts "Dwarf Tossing Night." Kuzak gets emotional after presenting new evidence that may prove his convicted client innocent; Roxanne aides Markowitz with trial preparation. Dismayed after giving up a case against an anti-abortion group to appease the firm's other clients, Kelsey considers starting her own practice.

ONE RAT - ONE RANGER - TA7D05 - 1990 -Van Owen prosecutes a father accused of sexually molesting his daughter; Markowitz tries his first litigation case in defense of a dating service. Realizing they are in financial trouble, the firm looks to bring in a new partner, and with three votes against two, they offer the position to Rosalind Shays

LIE DOWN AND DELIVER - TA7D06 - 1990 - Brackman files a class action law suit when he wins a cereal box contest and does not receive his full winnings; Becker and Meyer faces charges filed against them from a dissatisfied do-it-yourself-divorce video customer. Kelsey and Abby defend a doctor from malpractice charges after he delivers a stillborn baby.

NOAH'S BARK - TA7D09 - 1990 - The firm discovers that Becker has left McKenzie Brackman and solicited some of their clients, so they slap a restraining order on him. After an emotionally wrenching preliminary trial, Van Owen wins a rape trial for Allison, but reveals that a plea bargain for a lesser crime - aggravated assault - would be more effective in putting the defendant away; Allison reluctantly aggress… almost. Rollins represents a man who was fired from his job because of a neurological disorder that causes him to make disruptive sounds and gestures.

THE PAY'S LOUSY BUT THE TIPS ARE GREAT - TA7D10 - 1990 - The after-effects of the rape take their toll on Allison and Sifuentes; meanwhile he represents a pretty young woman in a sex discrimination suit. Markowitz handles a malpractice suit involving an elderly rabbi and a less-than-precise circumcision. Rosalind manipulates McKenzie and Brackman to gain clients, while Becker returns to the firm, only to be given the cold shoulder from all.

TRUE BRIT - TA7D11 - 1990 - Kuzak faces off against a British barrister in a case, while Becker complains that no one cares about him at the office anymore. Moses confides to Rollins that a friend of hers was involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident which he does not want to report. Kelsey enjoys motherhood, but feels left out at the firm.

ON YOUR HONOR - TA7D12 - 1990 - Van Owen takes a job as a Superior Court judge, and must decide whether to sentence a sixteen-year-old boy convicted on two counts of first-degree murder to life in prison. Sifuentes represents a woman who is suing the U.S. Navy for shooting down a commercial airplane on which her husband was a passenger. Brackman's new staggered lunch plan causes unrest among the secretaries; Van Owen and Kuzak begin to feel the spark between them rekindled.

EX-WIVES AND VIDEO TAPE - TA7D14 - 1990 - Kuzak appeals the death penalty conviction for Earl Williams to the Supreme Court and wins another trial. Rollins threatens to leave the firm if it takes on Anderson Industries - which has ties to South Africa - as a client. Becker represents Al Vogel, who wants to distribute a videotape of he and his then-wife having sex to embarrass her, as she is now single and a noted newscaster.

BLOOD, SWEAT AND FEARS - TA7D15 - 1990 - McKenzie announces that he is resigning as senior partner. Sifuentes represents a doctor charged in a wrongful death suit for refusing to operate on an AIDS patient. Kuzak's hard-fought retrial for Earl Willians comes to fruition as the complaint is dismissed. At a meeting to vote for the new senior partner, Rosalind is elected!

BOUNDS FOR GLORY - TA7D16 - 1990 - Rollins is involved in a case about a giant African frog, whose owner is suing because the amphibian was ruled ineligible in a frog jumping contest. Kelsey attempts to prove parental liability in a hate-crime murder. Abby is caught in the unenviable situation of getting her client off with probation on a drug possession charge and cow-towing to the defendants father - a major client at the firm - who wants to boy to serve some jail time.

JUSTICE SWERVED - TA7D17 - 1990 - Sifuentes represents a woman who, along with her husband, has been accused of killing their newborn child. Markowitz gets arrested for driving under the influence; Brackman decides to seek professional help for his sexual problem.

WATTS A MATTER - TA7D18 - 1990 - Brackman, cured of his sexual problem, falls in love with his therapist. Sifuentes joins an old attorney buddy in representing a widow who is suing a liquor company because her husband died of cirrhosis of the liver. Rollins represents members of a black family who were beaten and had their home destroyed by the LAPD on a drug raid at the wrong address.

BANG… ZOOM… ZAP… - TA7D19 - 1990 - Markowitz represents a man who was arrested and tortured in Argentina and is suing the former soldier who administered the torture. Van Owen's hardline stance in sentencing criminals gets her a talking-to by one of the presiding judges. McKenzie stands up to Rosalind and considers pushing her out as senior partner. Kuzak gets a job offer, and Roxanne's father thinks he's Ralph Kramden.

FORGIVE ME FATHER FOR I HAVE SUED - TA7D20 - 1990 - McKenzie announces that he wants to be reinstated as senior partner. Roxanne goes to court to gain conservatorship of her father. Sifuentes represents a priest who is being sued by a man whose wife had a nervous breakdown when the priest did not absolve her of her sins.

OUTWARD BOUND - TA7D21 - 1990 - Kuzak represents a police officer who was forced to resign when his homosexuality was publicized. Kuzak also announces that he's leaving the firm for a job in New York to be closer to his dying father. Van Owen agrees to join the firm as his replacement. Corrine asks Becker to marry her, and he's so scared, he has sex with someone else. Meanwhile, Benny is upset when he finds Alice kissing another man.

THE LAST GASP - TA7D22 - 1990 - Kelsey represents the Chicago Bears, who are being sued by a disgruntled fan who didn't like the team's performance last season. Van Owen defends Henry Sutter, accused of euthanasia in killing his Alzheimer's disease-suffering wife. Sifuentes attempts to save an old childhood friend from the gas chamber, while Becker announces that he is marrying Corrinne.

Season 5

Cast: Harry Hamlin, Jill Eikenberry, Michele Greene, Alan Rachins, Jimmy Smits, Michael Tucker, Richard Dysart, Corbin Bernsen, Susan Dey, Susan Ruttan, Blair Underwood, Larry Drake, Amanda Donohoe, John Spencer, Cecil Hoffmann

HAPPY TRAILS - TA7L02 - 1991 - Becker and McKenzie go to the stand in the firm's trail with Rosalind. Brackman wants to terminate his relationship with Marilyn. Kuzak is repeatedly unsuccessful at having the Chisolm case declared a mistrial, and Rollins is uncomfortable being second chair on the racially-charged case.

LIE HARDER - TA7L03 - 1991 - Abby represents a family who wants to return their adopted child who is emotionally disturbed to the adoption agency. Roxanne finally tells Corrine to stop giving her personal work to do. The Chisolm trial is on again, this time with a new judge and Rollins as the primary attorney. McKenzie and Rosalind reach a settlement for damages in the suit she won against the firm.

ARMAND'S HAMMER - TA7L04 - 1991 - The Chisolm case finally goes to trial with the surprise witness to the shooting. Sifuentes represents a man who is suing a television show for lifting his toupee off his head on national television. The firm tangles with a feisty young female lawyer who is not intimidated by McKenzie Brackman.

SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES - TA7L05 - 1991 - Sollers asks Von Owen to marry him. Benny joins the Temple of the Children of God Cult. Kelsey asks McKenzie to take Markowitz off the Hogan trial because she doesn't think he's recovered from the heart attack. Kelsey also represents a gay man trying to gain conservatorship of his lover with Lou Gehrig's Disease.

SPLATOON - TA7L09 - 1991 - It is decided that Sifuentes will be made a partner, but Abby will not; when she discovers this, she is furious. Brackman, Markowitz, and Rollins participate in an "industrial war game" championship. Mullaney represents the wife of a boxer who is suing the boxing promoter for setting up a mismatch in which her husband was permanently damaged.

PUMP IT UP - TA7L10 - 1991 - Sifuentes represents a convicted murderer charged with a second murder. Becker represents Christina Sheppard in her divorce from Leonard Bey, CEO of Kenmore Consolidates. Kelsey and Markowitz become suspicious of McKenzie when they see him dining with - and kissing - Rosalind.

REST IN PIECES - TA7L11 - 1991 - Corrine discovers that Becker is having an affair. C.J. represents a couple who want to rescind their recent purchase of a house because it's haunted. Van Owen represents an army lieutenant who is being court marshaled for refusing to follow a direct order in combat.

DANCES WITH SHARKS - TA7L13 - 1991 - Rollins is roughed up and arrested by two white policemen who find him jogging at night in a well-to-do neighborhood. Becker needs a secretary, and Brackman assigns him to Gwen, much to his dismay. C.J. represents a woman who must face a Navajo Indian court to reclaim custody of her child.

THE GODS MUST BE LAWYERS - TA7L14 - 1991 - Sifuentes' brother is critically injured in a car accident. Kuzak and Mullaney represent a young woman charged with murdering her 72-year-old husband in order to collect his inheritance. Clemmons represents a 16-year-old girl who was raped.

BEVERLY HILLS HANGERS - TA7L15 - 1991 - Kuzak and Mullaney represent a woman charged with murdering her husband by hanging in order to claim his $26 million inheritance. Rosalind asks McKenzie to marry her.

GOOD TO THE LAST DROP - TA7L16 - 1991 - Clemmons represents a woman whose child was murdered in a gang-related shooting. Markowitz defends a man accused of tax evasion. Sifuentes represents a woman who is suing for damages because of an unnecessary hysterectomy. Rosalind falls to her death in an empty elevator shaft.

MUTINIES ON THE BANZAI - TA7L17 - 1991 - Rollins represents three employees who were fired after they sold their electronics company to the Japanese. Becker has some problems meeting his appointments. The partners revolt when McKenzie decides to extend Brackman's term as a senior partner.

AS GOD IS MY CODEFENDANT - TA7L18 - 1991 - Van Owen, Sifuentes, Abby and Rollins resign from the firm to join Kuzak, who is opening his own law office and is attempting to have the firm dissolved. Mullaney represents a Christian Scientist couple who are charged with manslaughter for allowing their sick three-year-old child to die without medical treatment. C.J. and Zoey conduct a seminar for visiting Eastern Bloc trail lawyers.

SPEAK LAWYERS, FOR ME - TA7L19 - 1991 - Brackman represents a transsexual who was fired from a modeling job for a cosmetic company. Mullaney represents the family of a college football player who killed himself because of his use of steroids. Benny is nervous about the firm's temporary receivership; all of the remaining employees are.

SINCE I FELL FOR YOU - TA7L22 - 1991 - Sifuentes represents a fellow attorney with AIDS who is suing his insurance company. Kelsey is asked to testify in the Walker case. McKenzie receives quite a sum of money from Rosalind's will; Abby is made a partner.

Season 6

Cast: Harry Hamlin, Jill Eikenberry, Michele Greene, Alan Rachins, Jimmy Smits, Michael Tucker, Richard Dysart, Corbin Bernsen, Susan Dey, Susan Ruttan, Blair Underwood, Larry Drake, Amanda Donohoe, John Spencer, Cecil Hoffmann, Sheila Kelley

SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NUDE - TA8L01 - 1992 - Grace returns to McKenzie Brackman with a high-profile client charged with murdering her abusive husband. Leland tries to adjust himself to the brash new tenant sharing office space, entertainment lawyer Susan Bloom. Ann and Stuart struggle to find the right nanny for Mathew.

TV OR NOT TV - TA8L02 - 1992 - Van Owen elicits emotional testimony from her client about her years of abuse. A family is split apart by a civil action to make the US government accountable for continuing MIAs in Vietnam. Arnie appears on television.

DO THE SPIKE THING - TA8L03 - 1992 - Brackman accidentally becomes the victim in a gay-bashing incident. Ann defends a logging company executive being sued for a sawmill accident that involved an environmental activist. Mullaney goes out on a limb to defend a woman who wants to plead guilty. C.J.'s father comes to town on a drunken bender.

SPLEEN IT TO ME LUCY - TA8L04 - 1992 - Zoey's case threatens to move a death-row schizophrenic closer to an execution date. A splenectomy patient challenges a doctor's right to profit from her donor cells. Bloom gets into a territorial dispute with Roxanne over the office.

MONKEY ON MY BACK LOG - TA8L05 - 1992 - A tenant in an inner-city housing project where guns have been banned sues for the right to defend himself. Grace petitions the court on behalf of a former drug addict facing involuntary sterilization. Leland becomes the surrogate parent for a primate involved in a divorce case between two animal trainers. Arnie and Roxanne face the trauma of moving in together.

BADFELLAS - TA8L06 - 1992 - The partners fear the new litigator's representation of a mob boss will ruin the firm's relations with the new D.A..

LOSE THE BOSS - TA8L07 - 1992 - Brackman's former sister-in-law sues the school board for failing to pay for her developmentally disabled son's private education. Susan Bloom takes on a case of an overweight man accused of assaulting a lunch wagon proprietor who sold him high-calorie drinks on a daily basis. Roxanne helps an overworked Gwen get back at Arnie.

BACK TO THE SUTURE - TA8L10 - 1992 - A patient paralyzed during back surgery sues, claiming her physician was impaired. Benny petitions the court for custody of a homeless youth. Bloom has the inside track on a fabulous job offer. Douglas begins seeing his former sister-in-law romantically.

ALL ABOUT SLEAZE - TA8L11 - 1992 - C.J.'s client accuses the Federal government of negligence after a federally-protected witness murders and rapes his wife. Arnie faces humiliation over the airwaves. Tommy's presence stirs up trouble between Zoey and Jonathan.

I'M READY FOR MY CLOSEUP, MR. MARKOWITZ - TA8L12 - 1992 - Mullaney aids in a class action suit by Honduran banana farmers who claim American pesticides made them sterile. ADA Margaret Flanagan begins to confront repressed memories of child abuse. Kelsey goes out with Mathew's nanny as Stuart meets a regal actress he admired as a child.

STEAL IT AGAIN, SAM - TA8L13 - 1992 - Victor Sifuentes returns to Los Angeles to sue the man responsible for his brother's death and to address his disintegrated relationship with Grace. Kittredge drags Gwen into a dispute between a fashion designer and her protégé. Benny's ward, Sam, visits the office and causes more trouble.

DIET, DIET MY DARLING - TA8L14 - 1992 - Margaret Flanagan brings suit against her abusive father. Leland, although on a diet, ends up as the gastronomic judge in a dispute between a noted cookbook author and her former pupil. Jonathan's father comes to him for legal help while Mrs. Rollins meets Zoey with undisguised hostility.

GREAT BALLS AFIRE - TA8L15 - 1992 - A Jewish philanthropist faces a lawsuit when he withdraws financial support for a medical researcher who hopes to use data from Nazi experiments to save lives. The Markowitzes receive an unexpected visitor: a sixteen-year-old girl claiming to be Stuart's daughter. Arnie's resolve to be faithful to Roxanne is solely tried during late-night preparations with the provocative anchorwoman Julie Rayburn.

LOVE IN BLOOM - TA8L18 - 1992 - A multimillionaire tries to buy his way out of a murder charge after a hit-and-run that killed a homeless man. The Brackmans and Benny must face each other in juvenile court after Sam and Alexander her into trouble together. The Markowitzes ask a reluctant Sarah to be Matthew's nanny. Susan and Mikhail face their first INS interview.

BEAUTY AND THE BREAST - TA8L20 - 1992 - Zoey helps a jailhouse lawyer with his case. Sarah gives her mother and the Markowitzes cause for worry. An aspiring actress places blame for her faulty breast-implant surgery on the shoulders of a Hollywood studio chief. Susan experiences very mixed emotions when Mikhail and a starlet steam up the camera lens during a movie shoot. Arnie finds a way to get back at Kittredge.

DOUBLE BREASTED SUIT - TA8L21 - 1992 - Grace gets a personal message from beyond as she represents a widower who claims he was bilked out of a fortune by a psychic. C.J. finds herself attracted to opposing council as she argues for the starlet maimed by breast implants. Zoey is very pessimistic about the future of her relationship with Jonathan. Gwen finally sees through Kittredge.

SAY GOODNIGHT, GRACIE - TA8L22 - 1992 - Arnie's AIDS-stricken ex-lover needs a will drawn. Roxanne gets a blood test, despite Arnie's efforts to be evasive. Victor visits Grace with a proposal.

Season 7

Cast: Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker, Richard Dysart, Corbin Bernsen, Blair Underwood, Larry Drake, John Spencer, A. Martinez, Debi Mazar, Alexandra Powers, Alan Rosenberg

L.A. LAWLESS - TA9L01 - 1993 - Markowitz and Brackman are swept into the melee as the Los Angeles riots break out. Becker defends a man who performs as Homer Simpson at a theme park. Rollins must decide what political action to take in the wake of rioting. With Mullaney's help, Clemmons returns from the hospital.

SECOND TIME AROUND - TA9L02 - 1993 - Morales attempts to reverse the conviction of a man who has served 33 years of his sentence for murder… a case prosecuted by McKenzie in 1959. Brackman defends himself against charges that he became unruly during his arrest.

ZO LONG - TA9L03 - 1993 - Clemmons reexamines her career when she is forced to prosecute a case against a mother who stole baby formula during the L.A. riots. Mullaney faces Marlene Branson, a tough Defense Counselor who is also a nun.

WINE KNOT - TA9L04 - 1993 - Becker defends a man who is being sued by his older brother… who is also a competitor in a wine business. Gwen steps in to handle an important divorce case when Kelsey is called away to search for her missing husband.

HELTER SKELTER - TA9L07 - 1993 - Melina Paros, a striking beauty of Greek decent, joins McKenzie-Brackman. Markowitz aids Benny in freeing Lincoln when the dog is picked up by an animal shelter. Brackman aids a former cell mate recently released from jail.

ODOR IN THE COURT - TA9L09 - 1993 - Morales represents a man who wants a newly-constructed slaughterhouse shut down. Brackman tests a liquid made of pheromones. Mullaney fights to keep a potentially dangerous man behind bars. Becker finally meets Erin Schuller, the mysterious friend of Ben Flicker.

SPANKY AND ART GANG - TA9L10 - 1993 - Morales and Becker defend a woman accused of killing Ben Flicker's partner. Rollins defends a man who prominently displays a racist statue of Martin Luther King on his property. Gwen discovers the identity of her stalker.

BARE WITNESS - TA9L11 - 1993 - Brackman defends the owner of a striptease nightclub when the City of Los Angeles initiates a lawsuit. Gwen believes she is suffering the effects of Huntington's disease. Markowitz takes the stand in the case brought against his alleged attackers.

PARENT TRAP - TA9L12 - 1993 - Rollins represents a man whose pregnant, brain-dead wife is kept alive on an artificial life support system. Morales is subpoenaed by a Grand Jury for withholding evidence in the trial of a gang-banger he is defending. Markowitz appears in court to testify against his attackers.

HELLO AND GOODBYE - TA9L13 - 1993 - Morales discovers a woman suing a local television station for the wrongful death of her husband, whose suicide my immolation was videotaped by a journalist. Mullaney's father collapses and is rushed to the hospital.

WHERE THERE'S A WILL - TA9L14 - 1993 - Gwen has a final confrontation with her stalker. Paros defends a longtime friend against murder charges. Kelsey takes a case involving two of her former Shakespeare professors.

F.O.B. - TA9L15 - 1993 - The staff at McKenzie Brackman is awestruck when the firm represents a man claiming to have connections with President Clinton and his wife. Becker represents the spouse of a famous prize fighter who is suing for divorce. Morales defends a man accused of murdering the rapist who attacked his daughter.

COLD SHOWER - TA9L16 - 1993 - A McKenzie Brackman client who owes the government $800,000 in back taxes demands the IRS treat her with respect. Mullaney prosecutes a case against a sixteen-year-old being tried as an adult for shooting a classmate on school grounds. Rollins defends a gay man who claims an undercover detective seduced and entrapped him in a stolen artwork sting.

THAT'S WHY THE LADY IS A STAMP - TA9L17 - 1993 - While sorting through the estate of a recently deceased friend, McKenzie is shocked to discover a valuable collection of pornography. Paros represents a man whose wife was killed when a co-worker went on a rampage at the Post Office. Benny is befriended by a man who takes his money and gambles it away.

COME RAIN OR COME SCHEIN - TA9L18 - 1993 - Kelsey represents a weatherman who was fired and replaced by a stand-up comedian. Morales prosecutes a case against a man who reneged on a payment promised to a Mexican laborer. Becker and his client use a Jewish divorce ritual as a bargaining chip in a divorce settlement.

VINDALOO IN THE WILLOWS - TA9L19 - 1993 - Markowitz defends waiters employed at an East Indian restaurant accused of assaulting a customer with food. Paros represents a woman suing descendants of slave owners who seeks to regain possession of artwork created by a slave ancestor. Benny tries convincing a mentally retarded girl to press charges against the man who raped her.

TESTING, TESTING, 1… 2… 3… 4… - TA9L20 - 1993 - Kelsey represents a second grade teacher who was fired after refusing to take a test that would conclusively prove he is not sexually aroused by children. A heckler represents himself in an assault case lodged against a major league baseball player. Gwen suffers from fears of inadequacy while studying for her bar exam.

HACKETT OR PACK IT - TA9L22 - 1993 - Paros represents a teenage prostitute who claims her boyfriend forced her to rob a man. Becker represents a country music great whose wife's career has eclipsed his own. Gwen's teacher makes another sexual advance toward her.

Season 8

Cast: Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker, Richard Dysart, Corbin Bernsen, Blair Underwood, Larry Drake, John Spencer, A. Martinez, Debi Mazar, Alexandra Powers, Alan Rosenberg

BOOK OF RENOVATION - CHAPTER 1 - TA1L01 - 1994 - Eli Levinson defends a mentally ill man who confessed to a murder he may not have committed. Kelsey represents a female attorney who claims she was denied partnership at a law firm because of her sex. The firm hires Jane Halliday, a fundamentalist Christian, as a new associate.

LEAP OF FAITH - TA1L02 - 1994 - Halliday represents a veteran suffering from an illness caused by exposure to hazardous chemicals during the Gulf War. Rollins defends the American Buying Network when a man claims his wife - who suffers from a shopping disorder - has been taken advantage of. Eli hires a private detective to investigate the Burgee murder.

HOW MUCH IS THAT BENTLEY IN THE WINDOW? - TA1L03 - 1994 - Becker represents a woman attempting to nullify a prenuptial agreement. Eli convinces Sandy Morrison to testify on the witness stand. Morales is placed in charge of McKenzie-Brackman's renovation. Language(s): Parisian French

FOREIGN CO-RESPONDENT - TA1L04 - 1994 - Brackman represents a couple suing their travel agent after he booked them on a world tour that included stops in Sarajevo and Azerbaidzhan. Mullaney represents a Chinese woman whose husband died while being smuggled into the United States. Eli is offered a partnership at the firm.

GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME - TA1L05 - 1994 - Morales represents a married couple suing the local police and school district because they were arrested after their ten-year-old daughter brought home-grown marijuana to school. Markowitz is shoked when an old friend admits he has been living under an assumed name and is wanted by the FBI. Denise is offered an audition for a role in a major motion picture.

SAFE SEX - TA1L06 - 1994 - Kelsey and Halliday clash over the defense of a department store chain being sued by an ex-employee. Rollins attempts to convince an ex-Black Panther member to testify on Ellison's behalf. Becker and Denise become trapped inside a bullet-proof room.

PACIFIC RIMSHOT - TA1L07 - 1994 - Markowitz suspects that a witness in the Ellison trial may be lying about the events that led to the shooting death of prison inmate and Black Panther member, Horace Washington. Eli represents a woman suing her relationship-guru husband for divorce. Becker's racism surfaces after his Bentley is struck by a vehicle driven by an Asian man.

ELI'S COMING - TA1L08 - 1994 - Mullaney represents a prostitute who claims she was raped by a record company executive. McKenzie defends a vocal therapist being sued by a disgruntled ex-student. Studying for the California Bar Exam, Eli is distracted by his sudden popularity with Jinx and Audrey.

RHYME AND PUNISHMENT - TA1L09 - 1994 - Mullaney has second thoughts when Roxanne asks him to surrender parental rights to their baby. Eli defends a borsch belt comedian whose son believes is being manipulated by his live-in mistress. Brackman represents a poetry publisher suing a promoter over the acquisition of a client mailing list.

HE AIN'T GUILTY, HE'S MY BROTHER - TA1L10 - 1994 - Morales defends a young Hispanic man who confesses to a convenience store robbery so that a member of his family will not be convicted. Kelsey represents a man being sued by his ex-girlfriend for impersonating a police officer. Mullaney and Judge Walker's romance jeopardizes the validity of a rape trial.

COLD CUTS - TA1L12 - 1994 - Eli defends a mountain guide accused of killing - and then eating - one of his clients. McKenzie represents a savvy businessman whose son turns against him after he arranges a lunch date with Denise. Becker represents a brilliant mathematician being sued for divorce by his equally brilliant wife.

AGE OF INSOLENCE - TA1L13 - 1994 - Kelsey represents a woman fighting to retain custody of her adopted child. Jane represents a woman with a Victorian personality who faints when she hears vulgarities. Rollins threatens to quit the firm unless he is made a partner.

THREE ON A PATCH - TA1L15 - 1994 - Brackman defends three elderly men who are being evicted from a retirement community because the testosterone experiment in which they have been participating has caused them to become promiscuous. Rollins represents an inmate who claims the maximum security prison he is confined to literally drives prisoners insane. Morales grows outraged that a lawyer with a questionable past is being considered for a new associate position.

WHO'S SAN ANDREAS FAULT IS IT ANYWAY? - TA1L16 - 1994 - The firm stands to lose a great deal of money in a settlement case after Jane encourages a client to read the Bible. Eli represents a woman who is being sued for sexual harassment by her ex-boyfriend. Morales leaves the firm after Patrick Flanagan is hired as a new associate.

SILENCE IS GOLDEN - TA1L17 - 1994 - Flanagan destroys Mullaney's case against an alleged rapist. Rollins represents a fashion model whose father seeks to prevent her from modeling provocative attire. Brackman and Sheila attempt to enroll their son in an exclusive private school.

DEAD ISSUE - TA1L18 - 1994 - Becker is hired by the producer of a pornographic film who is accused of pandering. Kelsey represents a woman suing her "Dead Head" husband. Markowitz defends a writer who is accused of slandering a distinguished nuclear physicist who participated in radiation experiments involving mentally retarded children.

TUNNEL OF LOVE - TA1L19 - 1994 - Flanagan represents a dentist whose patients deserted him after a rival dentist spread false rumors that he was HIV positive. McKenzie represents a friend whose neighbor is suing for damages because the man's mutt impregnated her purebred Afghan.

HOW AM I DRIVING - TA1L20 - 1994 - Becker represents a man who is being blackmailed by a madam. Rollins represents a man whose daughter is suing for release from a mental institution. Eli buys a new car only to discover it is stolen.

WHISTLE STOP - TA1L21 - 1994 - Becker is arrested and charged with killing a madam. Mullaney reluctantly prosecutes a man who has two felony convictions against him and faces life in prison. Denise is irritated by a repair man who whistles incessantly. McKenzie is diagnosed with prostate cancer.

FINISH LINE - TA1L22 - 1994 - In the last episode of the series… McKenzie announces to his staff that he is retiring. Nuzzi and Benny buy a racehorse. The son of a clothing manufacturer sues his father after being fired from the family business.