Rollins represents Kenny Peterson, a mentally disturbed young man who speaks only through his obnoxious, ventriloquist's dummy in an assault case. Meanwhile, Kelsey's celebrity client, Amanda Shaw, sues a tabloid magazine for publishing a false article which resulted in her teenage daughter's suicide and she ends up worse than she started. Markowitz and Kelsey meet with Ross Burnett, a baby broker in their continuing quest to adopt a baby. Victor represents an unusually arrogant Kuzak as he faces a disciplinary court for his conduct over not reporting an unlicensed Richard Mathers during his personal injury trial while Mathers is representing himself in his own criminal trial for practicing law without a license. Also, Markowitz agrees to cater the annual Christmas office party and ends up playing Santa Claus.
Year: Release Date: Rating: Video Type:
1988
12/15/1988
TV-PG
TV Series Episode 48 minutes
C
One night, Nancy Lyon awakes in pain and dies shortly after--poisoned with arsenic. Her family immediately suspects her husband Richard, who left her temporarily the year before because of an affair. Nancy's brother is especially keen on getting her children away from the suspected murderer. All evidence points against Richard, but in court Richard surprisingly presents proof that his wife had depression, so perhaps she killed herself. Or is this "proof" just fake? Depicts an authentic case.