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The Best Episodes of The Practice Season 6

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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 6 Episode 1 - The Candidate (1)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Candidate (1)

    S6:E1

    A sensational murder case embroils a charismatic state senator, on trial for killing the man purported to be his wife's lover. Part 1 of two.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  2. The Practice Season 6 Episode 2 - The Candidate (2)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - The Candidate (2)

    S6:E2

    Courtroom skirmishes and contentious strategizing mark the murder trial of state senator Keith Ellison. Conclusion.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  3. The Practice Season 6 Episode 3 - Killing Time
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Killing Time

    S6:E3

    A parole hearing for a convicted killer who maintains he's innocent vexes Eugene and a death-row inmate who accepts his fate troubles Rebecca.

    Director:Dan Attias
    Writers:Peter Blake, David E. Kelley, Lukas Reiter, Jonathan Shapiro

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  4. The Practice Season 6 Episode 4 - Liar's Poker
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Liar's Poker

    S6:E4

    Jimmy's heavy gambling losses oblige him to represent his agitated bookie in a thorny civil suit. Meanwhile, an attempted-murder case raises questions of legal ethics.

    Director:Dwight H. Little
    Writers:Lukas Reiter, Jonathan Shapiro, Gardner Stern

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  5. The Practice Season 6 Episode 5 - Vanished (1)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Vanished (1)

    S6:E5

    An unsolved kidnapping case embroils Bobby with the alleged abductor, a convicted child molester. Gambling fever leads Jimmy to take a big risk. Part 1 of two.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Practice Season 6 Episode 6 - Vanished (2)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Vanished (2)

    S6:E6

    Startling revelations complicate a kidnapping case, which hinges on the testimony of a mysterious recluse with a secret past. Conclusion.

    Director:Duane Clark
    Writer:Gardner Stern

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  7. The Practice Season 6 Episode 7 - Honor Code
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Honor Code

    S6:E7

    Bobby, Eugene and Jimmy work with an insurance company to settle the claim of a 10-year-old accident victim. But when the case presents a dilemma of moral and ethical proportions, the tension that's been brewing between Jimmy and Eugene finally boils over.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc
    Writers:David E. Kelley, Lukas Reiter

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  8. The Practice Season 6 Episode 8 - Suffer the Little Children
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Suffer the Little Children

    S6:E8

    After promising the mother of a murdered teen that he'll find the drive-by shooter responsible, ADA Lowe adopts a “whatever it takes” attitude towards the prosecution of the young gang member he thinks did it—who is defended by Ellenor. Meanwhile, Lindsay is moved to help a mentally retarded man find the daughter he lost touch with years ago as a result of being wrongfully incarcerated for over a decade.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writers:Lynne E. Litt, James D. Solomon

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  9. The Practice Season 6 Episode 9 - Dangerous Liaisons
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Dangerous Liaisons

    S6:E9

    Bobby fears that his protective feelings for a vulnerable female client may threaten his objectivity in her case. Lucy goes above and beyond the call of duty to help an elderly rape victim get the only thing she wants from her attacker—an apology.

    Director:Andy Wolk
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  10. The Practice Season 6 Episode 10 - Inter Arma Silent Leges
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Inter Arma Silent Leges

    S6:E10

    Rebecca faces what could be the greatest challenge of her career when she attempts to uncover why her doctor's husband, an Arab, was detained by federal agents without any explanation. After encountering a series of impenetrable legal roadblocks, she learns a difficult truth: “Inter arma silent leges—in war law is silent.” Meanwhile, Eugene’s court-appointed client forces him to use the race card.

    Director:David Semel
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Practice Season 6 Episode 11 - Eyewitness
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Eyewitness

    S6:E11

    A Reverend shares a secret with Jimmy and Lindsay that could drastically affect the ruling on their client, accused of murder, but only if he's willing to testify. Ellenor’s ADA friend makes her an offer she must refuse, despite the consequences.

    Director:Duane Clark
    Writers:Peter Blake, David E. Kelley

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  12. The Practice Season 6 Episode 12 - The Test
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Test

    S6:E12

    Bobby makes a judgement call based on a client’s instructions, but it turns out he may have made the call too soon. Meanwhile, Lindsay begs Helen Gamble to order DNA tests on a client serving jail time for double rape—a sentence the client received 7 years ago with a fresh-out-of-law school Lindsay by his side.

    Director:Christina Musrey
    Writer:Lukas Reiter

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  13. The Practice Season 6 Episode 13 - Pro Se
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Pro Se

    S6:E13

    Ellenor is ordered to appear as co-counsel for murderer Ray McMurphy, who insists on defending himself in his latest trial. The trial turns ugly for everyone involved, as McMurphy will do whatever it takes to keep himself from going back to prison. Meanwhile, the firm try to support Bobby as he comes out of hospital and he tries to come to terms with being victimised.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Jonathan Shapiro

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  14. The Practice Season 6 Episode 14 - Judge Knot
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Judge Knot

    S6:E14

    Helen and Bobby are shocked to learn that the FBI suspects a popular and highly respected judge of accepting bribes. Convinced the judge is innocent, they're torn about whether or not to assist the U.S. Attorney in a “sting” operation which could also effectively put their careers on the line.

    Director:Dennie Gordon
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Practice Season 6 Episode 15 - Man and Superman
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Man and Superman

    S6:E15

    A schizophrenic who believes he's Superman entangles Jimmy in a civil suit involving a hospital and the widow of a bystander killed by the mental patient's seven-story leap.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc
    Writers:Lukas Reiter, Jonathan Shapiro

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  16. The Practice Season 6 Episode 16 - M. Premie Unplugged
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - M. Premie Unplugged

    S6:E16

    Eugene and Rebecca go head-to-head with Helen Gamble on a case involving a father accused of an unthinkable act of child abuse. Meanwhile, ADA Mitchell Wheeler, who previously made an indecent and unethical proposal to Ellenor, returns, this time with a different kind of offer for her.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:John Tinker

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  17. The Practice Season 6 Episode 17 - Manifest Necessity
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Manifest Necessity

    S6:E17

    Helen Gamble heads up the prosecution of an accused murderer with suspected ties to the mob, a case her boss, DA Walsh, has an inexplicably strong interest in. Meanwhile, Lindsay unintentionally helps a familiar client get arrested.

    Director:Christina Musrey
    Writer:Peter Blake

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  18. The Practice Season 6 Episode 18 - Fire Proof
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Fire Proof

    S6:E18

    An arson case inflames Jimmy when he has to defend a respected Italian-American businessman who is an old friend. But his suspicious furniture-store fire killed a night watchman. Jimmy is reunited with the savvy hooker who previously duped him.

    Director:Andy Wolk
    Writer:Jonathan Shapiro

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  19. The Practice Season 6 Episode 19 - The Return of Joey Heric
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - The Return of Joey Heric

    S6:E19

    The enigmatic and disturbed Joey Heric returns. An admitted killer who's now a lawyer, Joey is grandstanding in a homicide trial. In another storyline, Jimmy is reunited with the savvy hooker who previously duped him.

    Director:Dwight H. Little
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  20. The Practice Season 6 Episode 20 - Eat and Run
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Eat and Run

    S6:E20

    A client who believes he's Hannibal Lecter admits to cannibalism but not murder in a trial that's especially hard on Lindsay, whom the defendant calls Clarice.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  21. The Practice Season 6 Episode 21 - Evil-Doers
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Evil-Doers

    S6:E21

    An accused rapist and his identical twin muddy a trial. The Hannibal Lecter copycat continues to terrify Lindsay during a commitment hearing.

    Director:Andy Wolk
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  22. The Practice Season 6 Episode 22 - This Pud's for You
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - This Pud's for You

    S6:E22

    Eugene takes charge at the scene, ordering Lindsay and Bobby to avoid talking with police. But the legal team's ensuing debate on how to proceed leads to questions about Lindsay's arguably tenuous state of mind, as well as the moments prior to the shooting, which Lindsay says she can't recall.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  23. The Practice Season 6 Episode 23 - The Verdict
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - The Verdict

    S6:E23

    Lindsay stands trial for shooting Lawrence O'Malley, who became obsessed with her after her firm defended him in his murder trial.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"The Candidate (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Practice" season 6. It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Jeannot Szwarc and written by David E. Kelley, it aired on 9/23/2001. This episode is rated 8.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Candidate (2)".