Originally aired October 18, 2005
Written by David E. Kelley
Directed by Bill D'Elia

ABC Press Release Blurb
Forced by a client to put Denny Crane on the case, Shirley Schmidt reluctantly enlists his help to defend a Democratic Congressman being sued for not keeping a campaign promise to pass a ban on assault weapons. The right-wing Crane is an unlikely defender from the start, but Schmidt really wonders if she made the right decision when he goes missing the day of his closing. Meanwhile, Alan Shore, still reeling from Tara's exit, focuses on defending Catherine Piper (Betty White), accused of murdering his client, Bernard Ferrion. And Reverend Diddum (Kurt Fuller), Denise Bauer's ex-husband's lawyer, threatens to report Sara Holt and Garrett Wells to their superiors for their ruse to get him to drastically reduce his client's alimony -- but he'll forget the whole matter if Sara gives in to a sexually perverse request.

Transcript of episode (by Imamess)

Cases

1. Catherine Piper's Murder Trial

Guest Cast
Betty White as Catherine Piper
Kurt Fuller as Reverend Donald Diddum
H. Richard Greene as Judge Harry Hingham
Lisa Kaminir as D.A. Valerie Murro
John Thaddeus as Detective John Stephenson
Ryan Cutrona as Congressman Raymond Jacobs
Lou Beatty, Jr. as Judge Gordon Kolodny
William Russ as Attorney Christopher Palmer
Michael Bryan French as Alex Naughton
Bob Rumnock as foreman

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