Orig. aired Nov. 17, 2008

Written by: Lawrence Broch & David E. Kelley
Directed by: Bob Yannetti



ABC Summary
Denny Crane and Carl Sack head to Virginia to defend a corrections officer on murder charges for shooting a death row inmate out of mercy when the execution, via lethal injection, went awry.



"Boston Legal" stars James Spader as Alan Shore, John Larroquette as Carl Sack, Christian Clemenson as Jerry Espenson, Tara Summers as Katie Lloyd, with Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt and William Shatner as Denny Crane.



Guest starring: are (Cheri Oteri) Martha Headly, (Bill Smitrovich) D.A. Jack Fitzhugh, (Roma Maffia) Judge Victoria Peyton, (Ken Howard) Judge Walter Yardley, (Joey Honsa) Jenny Pratt, (Jonathan Adams) Officer Preston Holt, (Lorin McCraley) Dwayne Willis, (Tommy Koenig) Officer Mike Carr, (Saul Rubinek) Donald Feldcamp, (Alan Ruck) Attorney Wayne Davidson and (Sumalee Montano) Dr. Linda Corbin, (Susyn Elise Duris) Assistant D.D., (Carole Russo) Medical Tech, (Margot Demeter) Witness.



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Ratings: ABC's "Boston Legal" beat its NBC drama competition in the hour, "My Own Worst Enemy," in both Total Viewers (8.4 million vs. 4.0 million) and Adults 18-49 (2.2/6 vs. 1.9/5).


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