The Practice - Season 5 Episode Guides (2000)

Richard Bay prosecutes a murderer being defended by Bobby. The killer warns Richard that if that jury returns with a guilty verdict, Richard should fear for his life.

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The Case of Harland Bassett

Season 5, Episode 20 - Air Date: 4/29/2001

Eugene and Jimmy agree to help the mistake-prone Harland Bassett (Ernie Sabella) in the case of a young girl who developed liver damage from an antibiotic.

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Home of the Brave

Season 5, Episode 19 - Air Date: 4/22/2001

Lindsay presses Richard Bay to explain a questionable arrest of her client, who is an illegal alien.

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The Confession

Season 5, Episode 18 - Air Date: 4/1/2001

Helen Gamble uses trickery to coerce a confession from an alleged carjacker represented by Jimmy Berluti.

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What Child is This?

Season 5, Episode 17 - Air Date: 3/18/2001

Bobby and Jimmy employ the firm's notorious ""Plan B"" strategy in a last-ditch effort to save a client accused of raping and murdering his teen-aged stepdaughter.

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Gideon's Crossover

Season 5, Episode 16 - Air Date: 3/11/2001

Helen prosecutes an accused rapist, while doing her best to keep the 11-year-old victim off the witness stand.

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Awakenings

Season 5, Episode 15 - Air Date: 2/18/2001

Ellenor's chosen ""sperm donor,"" Michael Hale (Ted McGinley), has second thoughts about the agreement over the rearing of her soon-to-be-born child.

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The Day After

Season 5, Episode 14 - Air Date: 2/11/2001

Unconscious and in critical need of blood, Rebecca's fate is left to a higher power when her mother refuses to allow a transfusion because of the family's religious beliefs.

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The Thin Line

Season 5, Episode 13 - Air Date: 2/4/2001

Tensions at the firm are at an all-time high when Bobby is tried for the murder of William Hinks. Bobby is acquitted, though there is little to celebrate when a mysterious cassette recorder is sent to the office.

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Payback

Season 5, Episode 12 - Air Date: 1/14/2001

Bobby is arrested for conspiring to murder serial killer William Hinks. The entire firm, with Eugene at the helm, must now rally to defend him.

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An Early Frost

Season 5, Episode 11 - Air Date: 1/7/2001

After Scott Wallace kills his friend, Jimmy becomes a witness for the prosecution. Bobby, meanwhile, is still defending Wallace.

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Friends and Ex-Lovers

Season 5, Episode 10 - Air Date: 12/17/2000

Despite a restraining order, William Hinks continues to harass Lindsay, as more questions arise as to whether or not he's the real serial killer.

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The Deal

Season 5, Episode 9 - Air Date: 12/10/2000

Scott Wallace, William Hinks, and a high profile kidnapping case converge to make this one of the most explosive episode of The Practice thus far.

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Mr. Hinks Goes to Town

Season 5, Episode 8 - Air Date: 11/26/2000

Lindsay defends a psychiatric patient who claims to be a serial killer. His psychiatrist claims he's only a disturbed individual looking for a little notoriety.

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Brothers' Keepers

Season 5, Episode 7 - Air Date: 11/19/2000

Bobby defends a man on trial for allowing his wife to be murdered in an 'honor killing'; an ancient cultural ritual used to punish adulterous behavior.

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Show and Tell

Season 5, Episode 6 - Air Date: 11/12/2000

The long-awaited Scott Wallace retrial.

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We Hold These Truths...

Season 5, Episode 5 - Air Date: 11/5/2000

Eugene defends a man accused of murder in a trial where the outcome hinges on the honesty of a police office who's been living a lie.

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Appeal and Denial

Season 5, Episode 4 - Air Date: 10/29/2000

Bobby takes the Scott Wallace case to appeals, hopefully proving that prosecution witness Kyle Barrett perjured himself.

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Officers of the Court

Season 5, Episode 3 - Air Date: 10/22/2000

Ellenor continues the Jamison case, challenging Judge Aldrich's decision to cut her client's award. Jimmy is upset when he learns that former client Jennifer Cole is pregnant and has been arrested for possession of cocaine.

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Germ Warfare

Season 5, Episode 2 - Air Date: 10/15/2000

Bobby struggles to overturn the guilty verdict in the Scott Wallace case. Bobby's refusal to allow Wallace to testify may be grounds for a new trial.

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Summary Judgments

Season 5, Episode 1 - Air Date: 10/8/2000

Bobby doesn't want a client to testify to avoid introducing an incriminating videotape. Helen and Richard Bay may have coached a witness in the same trial.

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The Case of Harland Bassett

Home of the Brave

The Confession

What Child is This?

Gideon's Crossover

Awakenings

The Day After

The Thin Line

Payback

An Early Frost

Friends and Ex-Lovers

The Deal

Mr. Hinks Goes to Town

Brothers' Keepers

Show and Tell

We Hold These Truths...

Appeal and Denial

Officers of the Court

Germ Warfare

Summary Judgments

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