Originally aired April 3, 2007
Written by Phoef Sutton & David E. Kelley
Directed by Bill D'Elia

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ABC Summary
A man with a decades-long grudge against Denny Crane and his late attorney father takes the firm hostage, forcing staff at Crane, Poole & Schmidt to "re-try" a murder case in which a young Denny ensured the defendant's acquittal. Scenes from a 50-year-old television pilot, "The Defender" - featuring a young William Shatner - are incorporated into the episode to show what transpired during the original case that led to the modern day hostage taking. Meanwhile, Alan Shore's attempt to defend an accused prostitute lands him in jail for contempt of court.

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Cases

1. The Senator's secret lover
2. Denny relives his first case
3. The feuding beauty queens

Guest Cast
Meredith Eaton-Gilden as Bethany Horowitz
Stephen Lee as Aaron Sears
Mike Hagerty as Wally Bird
Mark L. Taylor as Attorney Adam Jovanka
Lawrence Pressman as Judge Floyd Hurwitz
Jackie Debatin as Jenna Aesop
James Keane as Joe Gordon
Billy Mayo as Detective Sean Wilkins
Bonnie Bailey-Reed as Harriet Bird
Randy Thompson as Officer Carl Ralston
Patricia Mizen as Bobbie
Alexandra Burkhart as Debbie
Stacey Moseley as Karen Sears
Barry Sigismondi as Officer James
Karen Lew as Clerk
Kurt Scholler as Jail Bailiff #1
Marcus Folmar as Jail Bailiff #2
Ralph Bellamy as Denny's Father

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Next Episode: 3x19 [Brotherly Love]