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 5 Episodes

E1
Summary Judgments
44 min 2000

Bobby doesn't want a client to testify to avoid introducing an incriminating videotape. Helen and Richard Bay may have c…

E2
Germ Warfare
44 min 2000

Bobby struggles to overturn the guilty verdict in the Scott Wallace case. Bobby's refusal to allow Wallace to testify ma…

E3
Officers of the Court
44 min 2000

Ellenor continues the Jamison case, challenging Judge Aldrich's decision to cut her client's award. Jimmy is upset when …

E4
Appeal and Denial
44 min 2000

Bobby takes the Scott Wallace case to appeals, hopefully proving that prosecution witness Kyle Barrett perjured himself.…

E5
We Hold These Truths...
44 min 2000

Eugene defends a man accused of murder in a trial where the outcome hinges on the honesty of a police officer who's been…

E6
Show and Tell
44 min 2000

The long-awaited Scott Wallace retrial.

E7
Brothers' Keepers
44 min 2000

Bobby defends a man on trial for allowing his wife to be murdered in an 'honor killing'; an ancient cultural ritual used…

E8
Mr. Hinks Goes to Town
44 min 2000

Lindsay defends a psychiatric patient who claims to be a serial killer. His psychiatrist claims he's only a disturbed in…

E9
The Deal
44 min 2000

Scott Wallace, William Hinks, and a high profile kidnapping case converge to make this one of the most explosive episode…

E10
Friends and Ex-Lovers
44 min 2000

Despite a restraining order, William Hinks continues to harass Lindsay, as more questions arise as to whether or not he'…

E11
An Early Frost
44 min 2001

After Scott Wallace kills his friend, Jimmy becomes a witness for the prosecution. Bobby, meanwhile, is still defending …

E12
Payback
44 min 2001

Bobby is arrested for conspiring to murder serial killer William Hinks. The entire firm, with Eugene at the helm, must n…

S5E13
E13
The Thin Line
44 min 2001

Tensions at the firm are at an all-time high when Bobby is tried for the murder of William Hinks. Bobby is acquitted, th…

E14
The Day After (I)
44 min 2001

Unconscious and in critical need of blood, Rebecca's fate is left to a higher power when her mother refuses to allow a t…

E15
Awakenings
44 min 2001

Ellenor's chosen "sperm donor," Michael Hale (Ted McGinley), has second thoughts about the agreement over the rearing of…

E16
Gideon's Crossover
44 min 2001

Helen prosecutes an accused rapist, while doing her best to keep the 11-year-old victim off the witness stand. Meanwhile…

E17
What Child is This?
44 min 2001

Bobby and Jimmy employ the firm's notorious "Plan B" strategy in a last-ditch effort to save a client accused of raping …

E18
The Confession
44 min 2001

Helen Gamble uses trickery to coerce a confession from an alleged carjacker represented by Jimmy Berluti. While Gamble f…

S5E19
E19
Home of the Brave
44 min 2001

Lindsay presses Richard Bay to explain a questionable arrest of her client, who is an illegal alien. She ultimately disc…

E20
The Case of Harland Bassett
44 min 2001

Eugene and Jimmy agree to help the mistake-prone Harland Bassett (Ernie Sabella) in the case of a young girl who develop…

E21
Poor Richard's Almanac
44 min 2001

Richard Bay prosecutes a murderer being defended by Bobby. The killer warns Richard that if that jury returns with a gui…

E22
Public Servants
44 min 2001

Helen is enraged by Richard Bay's execution and determined to punish Jackie Cahill and all other responsible parties. Sh…

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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