7.5/10171 votes#1 - Reasonable Doubts
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1997
Bobby's judgment is called into question by the firm's other members when he becomes romantically involved with a beautiful, icy client who shot to death a male neighbor she claims was attempting to rape her. The prosecution says it was murder.
Director: Michael Pressman
Writer: David E. Kelley
8.1/10182 votes#2 - Betrayal
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1997
The firm defends Joey Heric, a colorful client on trial for the murder of his lover. Jimmy is tried on solicitation charges by a vengeful district attorney.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: David E. Kelley
7.8/10162 votes#3 - The Blessing
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1997
Bobby and Gamble clash in and out of the courtroom when an emotional assisted-suicide case forces them to confront painful memories. Meanwhile, Lindsay goes head-to-head with her ex-boyfriend when she defends an elderly bookie.
Director: N/A
Writer: David E. Kelley
7.9/10154 votes#4 - Dog Bite
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1997
Jimmy finally gets his first case, that of a little girl bitten by a dog. A juror approaches Lindsay with inside information on a case. Eugene defends a one-legged mugger.
Director: Steve Miner
Writer: David E. Kelley, David Shore
7.6/10144 votes#5 - First Degree (1)
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1997
Ellenor and Lindsay face disbarment proceedings for their unethical conduct. Bobby defends a man accused of murdering his lover's husband. Eugene represents a police officer applying for disability, claiming the job made him a racist.
Director: Joe Napolitano
Writer: David E. Kelley, Michael R. Perry, Stephen Gaghan
7.5/10149 votes#6 - Sex, Lies and Monkeys (2)
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1997
Ellenor is sued by George Vogelman, her podiatrist friend, for causing him emotional distress, while Jimmy defends a man who lost his job because in the eyes of his boss, he looks like a monkey. Lindsay has hazy recollections about a night out with Chris Kelton.
Director: N/A
Writer: David E. Kelley, Michael R. Perry, Stephen Gaghan
7.5/10149 votes#7 - Search and Seizure
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1997
Rebecca's friend enlists the firm to try to set a legal precedent by forcing his wife to have a C-section against her wishes. Benny Small is tried for drug possession.
Director: Michael Schultz
Writer: David E. Kelley
6.8/10142 votes#8 - The Means
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/1997
A black client is tried for the brutal beating of a department store security guard during a riot. Bobby plans to use a defense very unpopular with both his client and second-chair Eugene. Meanwhile, Ellenor's obnoxious cousin wants to sue the travel agent that booked her honeymoon on allegations of 'emotional distress'.
Director: Oz Scott
Writer: N/A
7.3/10135 votes#9 - Save the Mule
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/1997
Lindsay is hired by a drug dealer to defend his "mule" who's been caught smuggling drugs over the border. Jimmy takes on a case of a community stricken by cancer. Bobby must decide with whom he wants to pursue a romance.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: N/A
7.6/10151 votes#10 - Spirit of America
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/1997
Donnell & Associates travel to Redland Hills in a last minute attempt to get a stay of execution for convicted murderer Randall Jefferson while a documentary crew watches their every move.
Director: Michael Schultz
Writer: N/A
7.5/10137 votes#11 - Hide and Seek
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/1997
Bobby and Lindsay second-chair Bobby's old mentor, Raymond Oz, when Oz fears he's losing his memory. Eugene struggles with his conscience when he defends a man on trial for raping and murdering two boys. Jimmy's fantasies come true when a childhood sex symbol seeks his legal counsel.
Director: Steve Miner
Writer: David E. Kelley
7.4/10128 votes#12 - Race with the Devil
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/13/1997
When Bobby's priest performs an exorcism on a parishioner, who dies during the procedure, Bobby must manipulate the system to shield Father Martin from murder charges; Eugene represents Martin Parks in a bizarre malpractice suit. Jimmy decides to tape a television commercial, a decision that proves unpopular with his colleagues.
Director: Oz Scott
Writer: David E. Kelley, David Shore
7.4/10136 votes#13 - The Civil Right
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/20/1997
Jimmy is furious when his mother reveals her love for another woman. He feels obligated to represent her in court when she requests he argue her right to marry her lover. Meanwhile, Eugene refuses to defend a rapist after he runs into one of his client's victims in a clothing store.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10122 votes#14 - The Pursuit of Dignity
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1998
Bobby reconnects with an old girlfriend who needs his help after she is arrested for prostitution. Ellenor and Rebecca fight to keep a 12-year old girl with Tourette's Syndrome in school. Lindsay defends a woman who is suing her doctor for sewing live maggots into her leg to prevent post-surgical infection.
Director: Michael Schultz
Writer: David E. Kelley
7.8/10127 votes#15 - Line of Duty
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/5/1998
Bobby is arrested and tried for the deaths of three police officers, after he tips off a client, using information obtained during a sleepover at Helen's, that the police are planning to raid him. Jimmy has to defend himself when an opposing attorney claims he's unfit to practice law.
Director: Robert Mandel
Writer: David E. Kelley
8.0/10125 votes#16 - Truth and Consequences
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/12/1998
Rebecca's life is threatened after she witnesses a murder and picks the killer out of a police lineup. Jimmy continues his case against the electric company.
Director: Stephen Cragg
Writer: David E. Kelley
8.4/10136 votes#17 - Burden of Proof
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/19/1998
The trial against Boston Electric begins, with Jimmy bringing both a weak case and doubts as to whether his star witness will be sober, into court.
Director: N/A
Writer: David E. Kelley
7.5/10117 votes#18 - Ties that Bind
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/2/1998
Lindsay and Ellenor defend a pornographic star accused of killing her co-star. Complications arise in the Moreno case when it appears Rebecca's ID of the suspect may have been tainted. Lindsay's fondness for having her elbows sucked works against Bobby when he sucks on Helen's elbows.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: David E. Kelley
8.0/10122 votes#19 - The Trial (1)
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/9/1998
Bobby defends Dr. Jeffrey Winslow, on trial for the brutal murder (and decapitation) of his mistress. Neither Bobby nor Helen (the D.A. on the case) will back down, sending their relationship into a tailspin. Eugene defends Rebecca's irascible uncle on tax evasion charges.
Director: Dennie Gordon
Writer: David E. Kelley
8.3/10130 votes#20 - Cloudy with a Chance of Membranes (2)
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/16/1998
The saga of Dr. Jeffery Winslow continues. Bobby uses every trick in the book to keep Dr. Winslow out of jail.
Director: Dennie Gordon
Writer: David E. Kelley
7.6/10116 votes#21 - In Deep
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/2/1998
The Luis Moreno case finally comes to trial with Rebecca more determined than ever to testify. Ellenor rushes off to defend Cruikshank again, leaving Lindsay to defend a man being cited for using too much water in his toilet. Eugene faces his own prejudices during an altercation with a dry cleaner.
Director: Oz Scott
Writer: David E. Kelley
7.8/10118 votes#22 - Another Day
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/9/1998
Bobby is called on to defend Joey Heric on murder charges once again. Lindsay goes up against her former professor, Anderson Pearson, when she represents a client who's addicted to cigarettes. Lindsay sues Pearson himself when she suspects his firm of burying damaging information. Ellenor defends Cruikshank against anti-tourism charges, earning hersely several trips to jail when she vehemently disagrees with the judge's decidedly biased position.
Director: Arvin Brown
Writer: David E. Kelley
8.1/10127 votes#23 - Checkmate
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 3/16/1998
Joey's case comes to trial. Ellenor represents a woman heckled by a carnival clown.
Director: Adam Nimoy
Writer: David E. Kelley
7.6/10113 votes#24 - Trees in the Forest
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 3/30/1998
Tensions rise when Lindsay requests a partnership. Eugene defends a gang member on murder charges while Rebecca receives an animal rights activism award.
Director: Dwight H. Little
Writer: David E. Kelley, Frank Renzulli
7.8/10108 votes#25 - Food Chains
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 4/6/1998
The furor over Lindsay's demand for partnership continues. Bobby discovers that Lindsay's not the only associate looking for another job. Rebecca is involved in a car accident she believes is a scam. Rebecca and Jimmy go undercover to ferret out the guilty. Ellenor meets up with an old friend in the midst of a chimpanzee custody trial.
Director: Stephen Cragg
Writer: David E. Kelley
The Best Episodes of The Practice Season 2
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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...
Genre:Drama
Network:ABC
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Reasonable Doubts" is the best rated episode of "The Practice" season 2. It scored 7.5/10 based on 171 votes. Directed by Michael Pressman and written by David E. Kelley, it aired on 9/20/1997. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Betrayal".