The Practice
Drama • Series

The Practice

"Between Justice And Morality Can We Choose?"

7.7/10 1997 8 Seasons 168 Episodes Ended

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.”

Season: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Season 2 Episodes

S2E1
E1
Reasonable Doubts
44 min 1997

Bobby's judgment is called into question by the firm's other members when he becomes romantically involved with a beauti…

S2E2
E2
Betrayal
44 min 1997

The firm defends Joey Heric, a colorful client on trial for the murder of his lover. Jimmy is tried on solicitation char…

S2E3
E3
The Blessing
44 min 1997

Bobby and Gamble clash in and out of the courtroom when an emotional assisted-suicide case forces them to confront painf…

S2E4
E4
Dog Bite
44 min 1997

Jimmy finally gets his first case, that of a little girl bitten by a dog. A juror approaches Lindsay with inside informa…

S2E5
E5
First Degree (1)
44 min 1997

Ellenor and Lindsay face disbarment proceedings for their unethical conduct. Bobby defends a man accused of murdering hi…

S2E6
E6
Sex, Lies and Monkeys (2)
44 min 1997

Ellenor is sued by George Vogelman, her podiatrist friend, for causing him emotional distress, while Jimmy defends a man…

S2E7
E7
Search and Seizure
44 min 1997

Rebecca's friend enlists the firm to try to set a legal precedent by forcing his wife to have a C-section against her wi…

S2E8
E8
The Means
44 min 1997

A black client is tried for the brutal beating of a department store security guard during a riot. Bobby plans to use a …

S2E9
E9
Save the Mule
44 min 1997

Lindsay is hired by a drug dealer to defend his "mule" who's been caught smuggling drugs over the border. Jimmy takes on…

S2E10
E10
Spirit of America
44 min 1997

Donnell & Associates travel to Redland Hills in a last minute attempt to get a stay of execution for convicted murderer …

S2E11
E11
Hide and Seek
44 min 1997

Bobby and Lindsay second-chair Bobby's old mentor, Raymond Oz, when Oz fears he's losing his memory. Eugene struggles wi…

S2E12
E12
Race with the Devil
44 min 1997

When Bobby's priest performs an exorcism on a parishioner, who dies during the procedure, Bobby must manipulate the syst…

S2E13
E13
The Civil Right
44 min 1997

Jimmy is furious when his mother reveals her love for another woman. He feels obligated to represent her in court when s…

S2E14
E14
The Pursuit of Dignity
44 min 1998

Bobby reconnects with an old girlfriend who needs his help after she is arrested for prostitution. Ellenor and Rebecca f…

S2E15
E15
Line of Duty
44 min 1998

Bobby is arrested and tried for the deaths of three police officers, after he tips off a client, using information obtai…

S2E16
E16
Truth and Consequences
44 min 1998

Rebecca's life is threatened after she witnesses a murder and picks the killer out of a police lineup. Jimmy continues h…

S2E17
E17
Burden of Proof
44 min 1998

The trial against Boston Electric begins, with Jimmy bringing both a weak case and doubts as to whether his star witness…

S2E18
E18
Ties that Bind
44 min 1998

Lindsay and Ellenor defend a pornographic star accused of killing her co-star. Complications arise in the Moreno case wh…

S2E19
E19
The Trial (1)
44 min 1998

Bobby defends Dr. Jeffrey Winslow, on trial for the brutal murder (and decapitation) of his mistress. Neither Bobby nor …

S2E20
E20
Cloudy with a Chance of Membranes (2)
44 min 1998

The saga of Dr. Jeffery Winslow continues. Bobby uses every trick in the book to keep Dr. Winslow out of jail.

S2E21
E21
In Deep
44 min 1998

The Luis Moreno case finally comes to trial with Rebecca more determined than ever to testify. Ellenor rushes off to def…

S2E22
E22
Another Day
44 min 1998

Bobby is called on to defend Joey Heric on murder charges once again. Lindsay goes up against her former professor, Ande…

S2E23
E23
Checkmate
44 min 1998

Joey's case comes to trial. Ellenor represents a woman heckled by a carnival clown.

S2E24
E24
Trees in the Forest
44 min 1998

Tensions rise when Lindsay requests a partnership. Eugene defends a gang member on murder charges while Rebecca receives…

S2E25
E25
Food Chains
44 min 1998

The furor over Lindsay's demand for partnership continues. Bobby discovers that Lindsay's not the only associate looking…

S2E26
E26
Axe Murderer (II)
44 min 1998

Bobby works with the firm of Cage and Fish to help in the defense of Marie Hanson, an apparent axe murderer who may have…

S2E27
E27
Duty Bound
44 min 1998

Jimmy's faith in his priest is shaken when Father Ryan is arrested for the murder of a 16-year-old boy. Jimmy desperatel…

S2E28
E28
Rhyme and Reason
44 min 1998

Bobby defends a young boy who killed his mother over a seemingly inconsequential argument. Eugene wrestles with his cons…

Cast

Steve Harris
Steve Harris
Eugene Young
Camryn Manheim
Camryn Manheim
Ellenor Frutt
Michael Badalucco
Michael Badalucco
Jimmy Berluti
Jessica Capshaw
Jessica Capshaw
Jamie Stringer
James Spader
James Spader
Alan Shore
Rhona Mitra
Rhona Mitra
Tara Wilson

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