The Best Episodes of L.A. Law

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8.2/10(112 votes)
#1 - The Venus Butterfly
S1:E911/21/1986
Becker, Markowitz and Kelsey bicker over who will inherit Chaney's office; Van Owen prosecutes a man charged with the mercy killing of his terminally ill lover; to Kelsey's undying gratitude, Markowitz learns the secret of a serial bigamist's success with women as Becker and Markowitz represent the man's eleven wives in their divorce actions; Abby is devastated when a dead boy matching Eric's description is mistakenly cremated before he can be identified.
Director:Donald Petrie
Writers:Terry Louise Fisher, Steven Bochco
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Director:Donald Petrie
Writers:Terry Louise Fisher, Steven Bochco
8.2/10(69 votes)
#2 - Justice Swerved
S4:E173/29/1990
A couple is accused of murdering their baby; a sobriety test halts Markowitz and Kelsey's lunch-time tryst; thoughts of Sheila wreak havoc with Brackman's sex life.
Director:Unknown
Writers:Bryce Zabel, David E. Kelley
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Director:Unknown
Writers:Bryce Zabel, David E. Kelley
8.2/10(59 votes)
#3 - The Bitch Is Back
S5:E110/18/1990
The shadow of Rosalind Shays again darkens the door of the firm when she sues them for discrimination, while another lawsuit escalates racial tensions.
Director:Elodie Keene
Writer:David E. Kelley
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Director:Elodie Keene
Writer:David E. Kelley
8.0/10(210 votes)
#4 - Good to the Last Drop
S5:E163/21/1991
Zoey scoffs at the legal system when a child-killer goes free; a delinquent taxpayer protests Government spending; Rosalind steps in to help McKenzie with yet another case.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.1/10(56 votes)
#5 - Blood, Sweat and Fears
S4:E153/15/1990
Kuzak fights to have the murder charges against Earl Williams dismissed; Sifuentes defends a doctor who refused to perform emergency surgery on an AIDS victim; the firm is rocked by McKenzie's resignation as senior partner, as Rosalind, Stuart and Douglas are eager to assume the role.
Director:Edwin Sherin
Writer:David E. Kelley
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Director:Edwin Sherin
Writer:David E. Kelley
8.1/10(54 votes)
#6 - Whatever Happened to Hannah?
S4:E132/15/1990
A comic charges his comedy-writer ex-wife with heckling him on-stage; a divorce sues her ex for years of abuse; and Kelsey wages war on Rosalind.
Director:Tom Moore
Writers:Amy Lippman, William M. Finkelstein, David E. Kelley
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Director:Tom Moore
Writers:Amy Lippman, William M. Finkelstein, David E. Kelley

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8.1/10(52 votes)
#7 - Ex-Wives and Videotapes
S4:E142/22/1990
Kuzak pleads Williams's case before the State Court of Appeals; Rosalind is outraged when the partners decline to take on a potentially lucrative client because the company promotes apartheid; Becker represents a man so embittered by his wife's divorcing him that he intends to ruin her career as a prominent newswoman by distributing a private, x-rated video he made of their intimate moments.
Director:Miles Watkins
Writers:William M. Finkelstein, David E. Kelley
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Director:Miles Watkins
Writers:William M. Finkelstein, David E. Kelley
8.0/10(78 votes)
#8 - Raiders of the Lost Bark
S1:E711/7/1986
Kuzak slyly sticks Sifuentes with a dog of a case, but it's Sifuentes who's sitting pretty after he discovers the teeth in the matter, and pulls out an unexpected win; Abby rebuffs an admirer; Becker's gamble on the Mishkin fee agreement pays off financially but dooms the relationship; after Kuzak wins the discrimination case, he discovers that his client had an ulterior motive for not accepting a generous settlement offer; Brackman takes a new approach to life and dealing with people in the wake of his double barreled defeats in the court room and the partners' meeting; Becker is oblivious to Melman's feelings for him.
Director:Jan Eliasberg
Writer:David E. Kelley
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Director:Jan Eliasberg
Writer:David E. Kelley
8.0/10(76 votes)
#9 - Sidney, the Dead-Nosed Reindeer
S1:E1212/18/1986
La Rosa digs up the ammunition Kelsey needs to succeed in representing an inventor in a contract dispute over patent royalties; Kuzak is horrified as he witnesses a severely depressed Hershberg commit suicide in court; Becker gets caught in a compromising position when he's propositioned by a client's soon-to-be ex-wife; Perkins spends Christmas with her son; when his pre-trial depositions reveal that the Emmons case is a winner, Kuzak is able to negotiate a favorable settlement for his client.
Director:Jonathan Sanger
Writer:William M. Finkelstein
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Director:Jonathan Sanger
Writer:William M. Finkelstein
8.0/10(52 votes)
#10 - True Brit
S4:E111/25/1990
Kuzak suspects a barrister is exaggerating his ignorance of American courtroom procedure to influence the jury; Becker yearns for more fanfare from his co-workers; a friend's confession to Diana tests the limits of lawyer-client privilege; Rosalind invades Kelsey's space.
Director:Arthur Allan Seidelman
Writers:William M. Finkelstein, David E. Kelley
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Director:Arthur Allan Seidelman
Writers:William M. Finkelstein, David E. Kelley
8.0/10(52 votes)
#11 - Lie Harder
S5:E311/1/1990
An unexpected witness emerges in the Chisholm case; the parents of an emotionally disturbed adopted son seek relief through the courts; Melman refuses to do personal errands for Hammond.
Director:David Carson
Writers:Sarah Woodside Gallagher, Judith Feldman
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Director:David Carson
Writers:Sarah Woodside Gallagher, Judith Feldman
8.0/10(50 votes)
#12 - One Rat, One Ranger
S4:E511/30/1989
Van Owen is at a loss for words when confronted by a terrified mother after failing to win a conviction against the woman's ex-husband for molesting their young daughter; Becker, Kelsey, and the associates are all wary when the partners decide that the way to stem their declining revenues is to bring in Rosalind Shays, a ""rainmaker"", as a new partner; Markowitz represents a dating service sued by a hard-to-satisfy customer, who's more than happy to make the acquaintance of Dave Meyer after the trial is over; Brackman's latest scheme to save money on his health food kick has the staff smelling a rat.
Director:Tom Moore
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Tom Moore
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(48 votes)
#13 - Outward Bound
S4:E215/10/1990
A gay cop sues when the secret of his sexuality is revealed in the press by a journalist; McKenzie seeks a star litigator to fill an opening at the firm; Benny fumes after seeing Alice kiss someone else; and Corrinne pops the question to an unsure Becker.
Director:Edwin Sherin
Writers:William M. Finkelstein, David E. Kelley
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Director:Edwin Sherin
Writers:William M. Finkelstein, David E. Kelley
7.9/10(84 votes)
#14 - Gibbon Take
S1:E811/14/1986
Van Owen's ex-fiance gets his revenge by humiliating her during a campaign appearance, thus sabotaging her race for the bench; when Kelsey shakes a trust's money tree to benefit the homeless, she also creates a windfall for the firm and herself; an ugly divorce case hits too close to home when Abby tries her hand at marital law; Sifuentes adds to his chair collection as he settles a slander case against a prosecutor who took losing the Sullivan drug case on a technicality too personally and too publicly; Van Owen experiences an extremely embarrassing case of mistaken simian identity.
Director:Sharron Miller
Writer:John Schulian
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Director:Sharron Miller
Writer:John Schulian
7.8/10(408 votes)
#15 - Pilot
S1:E19/15/1986
Becker begins the day dealing with some irate clients and finds himself at the wrong end of a gun; Melman discovers a dead partner; Kuzak finds a creative way to see that justice is done when he defends an unsavory client accused of rape and assault on a terminally ill woman; Brackman challenges Kelsey about taking on an insurance case; the firm takes on a new associate; a Chaney eulogy takes a shocking turn; Becker opens the eyes of a woman who mistakenly thinks she has a good divorce settlement; Perkins's marital problems become public knowledge; Kuzak encounters a judge who takes traffic violations seriously; Kelsey propositions Markowitz.
Director:Gregory Hoblit
Writers:Terry Louise Fisher, Steven Bochco
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Director:Gregory Hoblit
Writers:Terry Louise Fisher, Steven Bochco
7.9/10(52 votes)
#16 - The Unsterile Cuckoo
S4:E111/2/1989
Sifuentes reluctantly represents a wholesale furrier suing an animal rights group whose disruptions at his fashion shows caused him a million dollar loss; Hackett becomes concerned about the possibility of becoming a grandfather when he learns that his daughter and Stulwicz are having sex, and it takes McKenzie's powers of persuasion and a promise to talk to Stulwicz about contraception to convince Hackett not to have his daughter sterilized; Markowitz is torn between his dreams of glory as the star third baseman at the McKenzie Brackman annual softball game and his promise to attend Lamaze class with Kelsey; Kuzak buys a motorcycle.
Director:Rob Thompson
Writer:David E. Kelley
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Director:Rob Thompson
Writer:David E. Kelley
7.9/10(52 votes)
#17 - Happy Trails
S5:E210/25/1990
Rollins feels exploited when he's asked to assist on the Chisholm case; a surprise witness testifies in Rosalind's suit; Brackman considers breaking off with sex surrogate Marilyn after one of her clients dies; Murray gets everyone's attention.
Director:Win Phelps
Writer:Barry M. Schkolnick
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Director:Win Phelps
Writer:Barry M. Schkolnick
7.9/10(50 votes)
#18 - The Pay's Lousy, But the Tips Are Great
S4:E101/18/1990
Sifuentes's representation of a woman in a sexual harassment case against the federal judge for whom she clerked stirs up some emotional issues about Allison's rape which, despite their best efforts, the couple can't seem to resolve; Markowitz represents an elderly mohel being sued for malpractice; Becker is greeted coldly upon his return to the firm, and must face a hurt and angry Stulwicz; Rosalind subtly pits McKenzie and Brackman against each other as she secretly undermines them to poach their major clients.
Director:David Carson
Writers:William M. Finkelstein, David E. Kelley
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Director:David Carson
Writers:William M. Finkelstein, David E. Kelley
7.8/10(97 votes)
#19 - The Princess and the Wiener King
S1:E410/17/1986
McKenzie's disappointment in the greedy law school students whose class he addresses leads him to offer a clerkship to a student who appears to be more socially responsible; in defending a young teenager who murdered her abusive brother, Sifuentes suspects that the abuse may have begun with the girl's father; Kelsey forces Perkins to realize that she may never see Eric again; Van Owen is furious when she discovers that Kuzak has arranged a lunch date with her fiance to scope out his competition; Kelsey finds out about Markowitz's secret life; McKenzie suggests a course of action after Hubbard expresses her frustration with their business and personal relationship; a lovesick Lewis fights to keep his princess, despite Becker's advice; Van Owen pays Kuzak a late night visit and reveals her true feelings.
Director:Sharron Miller
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Sharron Miller
Writer:Unknown
7.8/10(67 votes)
#20 - Full Marital Jacket
S2:E101/7/1988
In the aftermath of his anxiety attack, Brackman has a new perspective on life, and his wife has a new perspective on their relationship that involves talking to lawyers; Benny is mistakenly charged with sexual assault; Melman runs into a handsome and charming man in the parking garage; Gianelli asks Perkins for her hand in marriage, but is forced to settle for a date; Kelsey's mother reappears bearing gifts and heartfelt apologies; Rollins lights a fire under the opposition to smoke out the real extent of the injuries a man claims to have sustained during a performance by the Gianelli family; after the bride overcomes a few pre-wedding jitters, Kelsey and Markowitz are united in matrimony.
Director:Win Phelps
Writers:Terry Louise Fisher, David E. Kelley
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Director:Win Phelps
Writers:Terry Louise Fisher, David E. Kelley
7.8/10(67 votes)
#21 - He's a Crowd
S5:E122/7/1991
Rosalind promises to help McKenzie save an account; a case of multiple personalities confounds Kuzak; Abby collaborates with C.J. to build her practice; Roxanne is subpoenaed in the case of Becker vs. Becker.
Director:Elodie Keene
Writer:David E. Kelley
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Director:Elodie Keene
Writer:David E. Kelley
7.8/10(61 votes)
#22 - Pump it Up
S5:E101/10/1991
McKenzie's social life is scrutinized; Sifuentes has misgivings about defending a client; Becker gives a golddigger a creative divorce; Kuzak clashes with Van Owen.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
7.8/10(60 votes)
#23 - Fifty Ways to Floss Your Lover
S1:E182/19/1987
Becker is enthralled by the beautiful, but somewhat incompetent, secretary who's temping while Melman is on jury duty until he discovers that their relationship will never be anything but professional; Van Owen contemplates buying a gun after a gangbanger shoots her in the court house hallway in retaliation for her winning a death penalty case against a member of the shooter's gang; Melman stands up to a bully in the deliberation room and turns the tide of the verdict towards justice; Sifuentes hits it off with his new dentist and agrees to represent her in a malpractice suit, but their romance is doomed when she can't leave her work at the office; realizing that he can't survive professionally if Melman quits, Becker finally capitulates to her salary demands.
Director:Mimi Leder
Writer:David E. Kelley
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Director:Mimi Leder
Writer:David E. Kelley
7.8/10(55 votes)
#24 - God Rest Ye Little Gentleman
S5:E812/13/1990
A disfigured doctor charges a clinic with discrimination; Benny anticipates the holidays with his new roommate; Van Owen defends a former colleague.
Director:Tom Moore
Writer:David E. Kelley
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Director:Tom Moore
Writer:David E. Kelley
7.8/10(55 votes)
#25 - Speak, Lawyers, For Me
S5:E194/25/1991
Staffers fear Dave Meyer will derail the firm; Brackman plays litigator in the case of a transsexual fired from a job as a model; and Mullaney weighs a coach's negligence in the death of an athlete.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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