8.2/1046 votes#1 - The Bitch Is Back
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/18/1990
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
- 7.9/1040 votes
#2 - Happy Trails
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/25/1990
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: N/A
- 8.1/1040 votes
#3 - Lie Harder
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 11/1/1990
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
Writer: Judith Feldman
- 7.3/1038 votes
#4 - Armand's Hammer
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 11/8/1990
Holloway takes the stand; a savvy lawyer, C.J. Lamb, gets wise to the firm's strategy in a lawsuit; a college professor claims he was publicly humiliated on a TV home-video show.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1035 votes
#5 - Smoke Gets in Your Thighs
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/15/1990
A gay-rights case proves to be emotionally trying for the parents and lover of a terminally ill man; Van Owen is taken aback by Sollers' proposition; the firm goes to court behind Benny's back over his involvement with a cult.
Director: Richard Compton
Writer: Patricia Green
- 7.8/1036 votes
#6 - Vowel Play
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/29/1990
Douglas appears on Wheel of Fortune (daytime version) & when he's champion, he tries to ask Vanna out on a date. He wins one round with the puzzle, ""Bald Is Beautiful""!
Director: Edwin Sherin
Writer: David E. Kelley, Patricia Green
- 7.8/1031 votes
#7 - New Kidney on the Block
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 12/6/1990
Van Owen is given another option when a hospital rejects her client for a kidney transplant; a flag-burner is beaten up by an outraged citizen; Murray and Benny double date.
Director: Steven Robman
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1044 votes
#8 - God Rest Ye Little Gentleman
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 12/13/1990
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
- 7.5/1033 votes
#9 - Splatoon
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 1/3/1991
The wife of a brain-damaged boxer sues his promoter; Abby speaks out on TV on gun control; Sifuentes and Van Owen mull their relationship.
Director: Elodie Keene
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1056 votes
#10 - Pump it Up
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 1/10/1991
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1035 votes
#11 - Rest in Pieces
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/31/1991
A soldier faces a military court for disobeying orders; C.J. represents a home buyer who claims her house is haunted; ""personality differences"" affect Becker and Roxanne.
Director: Win Phelps
Writer: Patricia Green
- 7.6/1054 votes
#12 - He's a Crowd
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 2/7/1991
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
- 7.3/1040 votes
#13 - Dances with Sharks
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 2/14/1991
A jog in a white neighborhood lands Rollins in jail as a rape suspect; C.J.'s client goes before a Navajo tribal court to get her son back from his father; Brackman moves to sue a tabloid.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1042 votes
#14 - The Gods Must Be Lawyers
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/21/1991
Sifuentes is forced to play God on behalf of his brother; a headline-hunter charged with murdering her husband hunts for an attorney; Zoey takes on a rape case she's unsure she can win.
Director: Tom Moore
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1037 votes
#15 - The Beverly Hills Hangers
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 3/14/1991
Lawyers stand ready to assist Mullaney and Kuzak, who are defending Rikki Davis on murder charges; McKenzie gets a surprise proposal as he faces his birthday.
Director: Gabrielle Beaumont
Writer: David E. Kelley
- 8.0/10222 votes
#16 - Good to the Last Drop
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 3/21/1991
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1037 votes
#17 - Mutinies on the Banzai
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 3/28/1991
Roxanne and Ann quietly (but gleefully)toast the death of Rosalind whome they both despised. McKenzie feels guilty about Rosalinds death but realises that she may have had it coming. Arnie also celebrates the death of Rosalind for a totally different reason, he gets a bigger office.
Director: Win Phelps
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1034 votes
#18 - As God Is My Co-Defendant
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 4/4/1991
Recent events lead to chaos at the firm; religion goes on trial in the case of a couple who relied on their faith to save their dying son; C.J. instructs East Bloc lawyers on trial law.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1042 votes
#19 - Speak, Lawyers, For Me
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/25/1991
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10176 votes
#20 - There Goes the Judge
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 5/2/1991
An eccentric judge loses his grip on reality; Rollins gets caught up in his own agenda while defending a black motorist charged with evading the police; Becker grapples with his demons.
Director: Elodie Keene
Writer: Patricia Green, David E. Kelley, Alan Brennert
- 7.4/1033 votes
#21 - On the Toad Again
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/9/1991
Kelsey and Sollers get caught up in winning a murder case involving an unstable client; a retiree finds euphoric companionship in his pet toads; a team owner objects to a singer's rendition of the national anthem.
Director: Michael Katleman
Writer: David E. Kelley
- 8.0/1038 votes
#22 - Since I Fell For You
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/1991
An AIDS-stricken attorney fights an insurance company's refusal to pay for an experimental treatment; Kelsey's admission concerning a murder case could jeopardize her standing with the bar; and a new partner is named.
Director: Win Phelps
Writer: David E. Kelley, Patricia Green, Alan Brennert
The Best Episodes of L.A. Law Season 5
Every episode of L.A. Law Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of L.A. Law Season 5!
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"The Bitch Is Back" is the best rated episode of "L.A. Law" season 5. It scored 8.2/10 based on 46 votes. Directed by Elodie Keene and written by David E. Kelley, it aired on 10/18/1990. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Happy Trails".