The Practice

A sensational homicide case rocks boston in the series' two-Hour, sixth season opener. The defendant is a charismatic state senator who's charged with killing the man purported to be his wife's lover.

Two compelling actors guest star in an insightful episode with a prison backdrop. Charles s. Dutton plays convicted murderer leonard marshall, who's up for parole and still maintains to eugene that he's innocent.

Jimmy's heavy gambling losses oblige him to represent his agitated bookie (Jeffrey tambor) in a thorny civil suit. Meanwhile, an attempted-Murder case raises questions of legal ethics.

An unsolved kidnapping case embroils bobby with the alleged abductor, a convicted child molester; Gambling fever leads jimmy to take a big risk.

Startling revelations complicate a kidnapping case, which hinges on the testimony of a mysterious recluse with a secret past.

Complications in a personal-Injury suit unsettle jimmy, whose emotional reaction prompts a disbarment hearing presided over by the uncompromising judge hiller.

A drive-By murder case entangles ellenor with ada lowe (Ron livingston), whose tactics draw fire; The plight of a mentally impaired, wrongfully jailed outcast absorbs lindsay.

A homicide linked to adultery absorbs bobby, who's enraptured by the defendant (Gabrielle anwar); The rape of an 83-Year-Old woman (Eve brenner) preoccupies lucy.

Two storylines raise thorny questions regarding legal rights, law enforcement authority, and racial profiling.

A clergyman intercedes in the case of an accused killer, whose defense hinges on the credibility of a sole eyewitness; A prosecutor propositions ellenor.

Complications in the case of a convicted rapist ensue from new dna evidence and shaky testimony; The defense of an accused drug dealer strains lawyer-Client confidentiality.

Defying ellenor, a savvy and manipulative con who's accused of slaying his cellmate, mounts his own defense, maintaining that he was forced to kill.

The legal system itself stands trial in a tautly written episode that raises questions about ethics and morality in the pursuit of justice.

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.

A father is accused of abusing his baby, and an assault case finds ellenor up against the prosecutor who sexually harassed her.

In a hotly contested murder case, the firm defends a client with a shady past; And, on the prosecution side, helen locks horns with her boss, desperate to convict.

An arson case inflames jimmy, defending a respected italian-American businessman -- And old acquaintance -- Whose suspicious furniture store fire killed a night watchman.

John Larroquette reprises his emmy-Winning role as the enigmatic and disturbed joey heric, who was acquitted -- Twice -- Of murdering two of his gay lovers, killings he actually committed.

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.

An accused rapist and his identical twin muddy a trial; The hannibal lecter copycat continues to terrify lindsay during a commitment hearing.

The sixth season concludes with back-To-Back episodes concerning lindsay's fatal shooting of cannibal lawrence o'malley.

In the sixth season finale, ellenor heads lindsay's controversial defense, and the prosecutor paints bobby in the media as a witness with something to hide.