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Rape Shield

  • Episode aired Nov 9, 2003
  • TV-PG
  • 42m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Lara Flynn Boyle, Dylan McDermott, Steve Harris, and Kelli Williams in The Practice (1997)
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Jimmy defends a man accused of aggravated rape, who faces 25 years in prison. Alan and Jamie get in trouble when Ellenor and Eugene discover the truth about Melissa Kenner's settlement with ... Read allJimmy defends a man accused of aggravated rape, who faces 25 years in prison. Alan and Jamie get in trouble when Ellenor and Eugene discover the truth about Melissa Kenner's settlement with the airline.Jimmy defends a man accused of aggravated rape, who faces 25 years in prison. Alan and Jamie get in trouble when Ellenor and Eugene discover the truth about Melissa Kenner's settlement with the airline.

  • Director
    • Jeannot Szwarc
  • Writer
    • David E. Kelley
  • Stars
    • Steve Harris
    • Camryn Manheim
    • Michael Badalucco
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    112
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    • Director
      • Jeannot Szwarc
    • Writer
      • David E. Kelley
    • Stars
      • Steve Harris
      • Camryn Manheim
      • Michael Badalucco
    • 2User reviews
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    Steve Harris
    Steve Harris
    • Eugene Young
    Camryn Manheim
    Camryn Manheim
    • Ellenor Frutt
    Michael Badalucco
    Michael Badalucco
    • Jimmy Berluti
    Jessica Capshaw
    Jessica Capshaw
    • Jamie Stringer
    Rhona Mitra
    Rhona Mitra
    • Tara Wilson
    James Spader
    James Spader
    • Alan Shore
    Bruce Weitz
    Bruce Weitz
    • D.A. Robert Webb
    Elisabeth Moss
    Elisabeth Moss
    • Jessica Palmer
    • (as Elizabeth Moss)
    Lisa Edelstein
    Lisa Edelstein
    • Diane Ward
    Laz Alonso
    Laz Alonso
    • Derrick Mills
    Capathia Jenkins
    Capathia Jenkins
    • Melissa Kenner
    Tom Kemp
    Tom Kemp
    • Samuel Palmer
    Holland Taylor
    Holland Taylor
    • Judge Roberta Kittleson
    Janet Song
    Janet Song
    • Jury Foreman
    Kara Naomi White
    • Restaurant Patron
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      • Jeannot Szwarc
    • Writer
      • David E. Kelley
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    8Hitchcoc

    Sloppiness

    Jimmy sits back and does a cursory job on a rape case. He has been appointed to a guy who is charged with rape. If he had done his reading he would have probably got the guy off. Meanwhile the secret deal with Jamie and Alan and the woman on the plain comes home to roost.

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      This episode marks the final appearance of Holland Taylor in her Emmy-winning role as Judge Roberta Kittleson.

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    • Release date
      • November 9, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Ren-Mar Studios - 846 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • David E. Kelley Productions
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    • Runtime
      • 42m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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