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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 about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Practice Season 2 Episode 1 - Reasonable Doubts
    7.6/10(197 votes)

    #1 - Reasonable Doubts

    S2:E1

    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

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  2. The Practice Season 2 Episode 2 - Betrayal
    8.2/10(206 votes)

    #2 - Betrayal

    S2:E2

    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

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  3. The Practice Season 2 Episode 3 - The Blessing
    7.9/10(190 votes)

    #3 - The Blessing

    S2:E3

    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:Lee Bonner
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  4. The Practice Season 2 Episode 4 - Dog Bite
    8.0/10(177 votes)

    #4 - Dog Bite

    S2:E4

    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
    Writers:David E. Kelley, David Shore

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  5. The Practice Season 2 Episode 5 - First Degree (1)
    7.8/10(167 votes)

    #5 - First Degree (1)

    S2:E5

    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
    Writers:David E. Kelley, Michael R. Perry, Stephen Gaghan

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  6. The Practice Season 2 Episode 6 - Sex, Lies and Monkeys (2)
    7.6/10(171 votes)

    #6 - Sex, Lies and Monkeys (2)

    S2:E6

    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:Jonathan Pontell
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Practice Season 2 Episode 7 - Search and Seizure
    7.6/10(173 votes)

    #7 - Search and Seizure

    S2:E7

    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

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  8. The Practice Season 2 Episode 8 - The Means
    7.0/10(170 votes)

    #8 - The Means

    S2:E8

    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:Todd Ellis Kessler

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  9. The Practice Season 2 Episode 9 - Save the Mule
    7.5/10(158 votes)

    #9 - Save the Mule

    S2:E9

    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
    Writers:Ed Redlich, Andrew Smith

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  10. The Practice Season 2 Episode 10 - Spirit of America
    7.6/10(180 votes)

    #10 - Spirit of America

    S2:E10

    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:Ed Redlich

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  11. The Practice Season 2 Episode 11 - Hide and Seek
    7.6/10(156 votes)

    #11 - Hide and Seek

    S2:E11

    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

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  12. The Practice Season 2 Episode 12 - Race with the Devil
    7.4/10(149 votes)

    #12 - Race with the Devil

    S2:E12

    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
    Writers:David E. Kelley, David Shore

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  13. The Practice Season 2 Episode 13 - The Civil Right
    7.5/10(158 votes)

    #13 - The Civil Right

    S2:E13

    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:David Hugh Jones
    Writers:B.J. White, Joseph Telushkin, Allen Estrin

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  14. The Practice Season 2 Episode 14 - The Pursuit of Dignity
    7.6/10(141 votes)

    #14 - The Pursuit of Dignity

    S2:E14

    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

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  15. The Practice Season 2 Episode 15 - Line of Duty
    7.9/10(146 votes)

    #15 - Line of Duty

    S2:E15

    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

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  16. The Practice Season 2 Episode 16 - Truth and Consequences
    8.1/10(144 votes)

    #16 - Truth and Consequences

    S2:E16

    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
    Writers:David E. Kelley, Joseph Telushkin, Allen Estrin

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  17. The Practice Season 2 Episode 17 - Burden of Proof
    8.5/10(156 votes)

    #17 - Burden of Proof

    S2:E17

    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:Dan Attias
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  18. The Practice Season 2 Episode 18 - Ties That Bind
    7.5/10(135 votes)

    #18 - Ties That Bind

    S2:E18

    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
    Writers:David E. Kelley, Larry Mollin

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  19. The Practice Season 2 Episode 19 - The Trial (1)
    8.1/10(142 votes)

    #19 - The Trial (1)

    S2:E19

    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

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  20. The Practice Season 2 Episode 20 - Cloudy With a Chance of Membranes (2)
    8.4/10(150 votes)

    #20 - Cloudy With a Chance of Membranes (2)

    S2:E20

    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

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  21. The Practice Season 2 Episode 21 - In Deep
    7.7/10(133 votes)

    #21 - In Deep

    S2:E21

    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

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  22. The Practice Season 2 Episode 22 - Another Day
    7.9/10(135 votes)

    #22 - Another Day

    S2:E22

    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

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  23. The Practice Season 2 Episode 23 - Checkmate
    8.2/10(143 votes)

    #23 - Checkmate

    S2:E23

    Joey's case comes to trial. Ellenor represents a woman heckled by a carnival clown.

    Director:Adam Nimoy
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  24. The Practice Season 2 Episode 24 - Trees in the Forest
    7.5/10(128 votes)

    #24 - Trees in the Forest

    S2:E24

    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
    Writers:David E. Kelley, Frank Renzulli

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  25. The Practice Season 2 Episode 25 - Food Chains
    7.9/10(124 votes)

    #25 - Food Chains

    S2:E25

    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
    Writers:David E. Kelley, Ed Redlich

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Reasonable Doubts" is the best rated episode of "The Practice" season 2. It scored 7.6/10 based on 197 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".