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Boston Legal S4E5 — Hope and Gory

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Boston Legal•Season 4•Episode 5

Hope and Gory

8.0/10 · 398 votesOct 30, 200743 min

Ranked #7 of 20 in Season 4•+0.2 vs season avg

A woman asks for Alan's advice on how to kill the man who murdered her daughter but was acquitted by reason of temporary insanity; Katie and Jerry try to overturn a child-molester-registry law to save a falsely accused client; and Lorraine tries to help Alan

Directed byRobert Yannetti

Written byDavid E. Kelley

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Cast9

James Spader

James Spader

Alan Shore

William Shatner

William Shatner

Denny Crane

Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen

Shirley Schmidt

Saffron Burrows

Saffron Burrows

Lorraine Weller

John Larroquette

John Larroquette

Carl Sack

Tara Summers

Tara Summers

Katie Lloyd

Christian Clemenson

Christian Clemenson

Jerry Espenson

Gary Anthony Williams

Gary Anthony Williams

Clarence Bell

Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

Whitney Rome

Crew5

David E. Kelley

David E. Kelley

Writer

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Robert Yannetti

Director

James Bagdonas

James Bagdonas

Director of Photography

C

Craig Bench

Editor

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Michael Lohmann

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"Hope and Gory" is episode 5 of Boston Legal season 4. It scored 8.0/10 from 398 votes, ranking #7 of 20 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Robert Yannetti and written by David E. Kelley, it aired on October 30, 2007.

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