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22 Episodes 1986 - 1987
Episode 1
Mon, Sep 15, 1986 120 mins
Kuzak defends an unsavory client; Becker offers to "look over" a woman's divorce settlement; Brackman challenges Kelsey on her handling of a case. Harry Hamlin, Corbin Bernsen, Alan Rachins, Jill Eikenberry. Leland McKenzie: Richard Dysart.
Episode 2
Fri, Oct 3, 1986 60 mins
Kuzak sets his sights on deputy DA Grace Van Owen (Susan Dey); Kelsey (Jill Eikenberry) is reprimanded for dismissing an insurance settlement; Chaney's will brings out the beast in Brackman (Alan Rachins). Becker: Corbin Bernsen. Lisa: Sarah Abrell. Sifuentes: Jimmy Smits. Arturo: Paco Vela.
Episode 3
Fri, Oct 10, 1986 60 mins
Sifuentes wishes he had taken a rain check on dinner with the Brackmans; Markowitz (Michael Tucker) haggles over an audit pitting a millionaire hot-dog vendor (Bill Macy) against an alcoholic IRS agent; greedy fathers complicate Kuzak's lawsuit. Brackman: Alan Rachins. Kuzak: Harry Hamlin.
Episode 4
Fri, Oct 17, 1986 60 mins
McKenzie is disappointed in the students at the law school where he gives a lecture; a lovesick client (Bill Macy) rejects Becker's advice; Sifuentes goes to bat for a youngster with a rough home life. Dinitra: Judy Landers. Tracey: Pierrette Grace. Iris: Cynthia Harris. Becker: Corbin Bernsen.
Episode 5
Fri, Oct 24, 1986 60 mins
A man believes it's his right to be freeze-dried after he dies; a takeover bid starts an office melee; after soliciting a client in the movie business, Becker strikes a profitable deal; Kuzak monkeys around at Van Owen's wedding. Kuzak: Harry Hamlin. Hillary: Karen Austin. Finneman: Harold Gould. Becker: Corbin Bernsen.
Episode 6
Fri, Oct 31, 1986 60 mins
Kuzak helps a newsanchor who lost her job after airing reports on her breast-cancer surgery; Brackman (Alan Rachins) is accused of being a slumlord; the law clerk Iris dislikes tries to snow Sifuentes. Stacey Gill: Barbara Bosson. Van Owen: Susan Dey. Taylor: Mario Van Peebles. Sifuentes: Jimmy Smits.
Episode 7
Fri, Nov 7, 1986 60 mins
Sifuentes gets a dog of a case from Kuzak; Kuzak puts his heart into a discrimination case, unaware that his client withheld facts; Abby rebuffs an admirer; Becker (Corbin Bernsen) lets his guard down. Stacey: Barbara Bosson. Hillary: Karen Austin. Peter: Vince Irizarry. Kuzak: Harry Hamlin. Abby: Michele Greene.
Episode 8
Fri, Nov 14, 1986 60 mins
Reporters drag Van Owen through the mud during a press conference; Kelsey pressures trustees into distributing funds originally earmarked for the poor; Abby helps Becker with a divorce investigation. Sifuentes: Jimmy Smits. Feldman: Mimi Kuzyk. Kelsey: Jill Eikenberry. Abby: Michele Greene. Becker: Corbin Bernsen.
Episode 9
Fri, Nov 21, 1986 60 mins
Van Owen (Susan Dey) prosecutes an AIDS patient (Peter Frechette) charged in the mercy killing of his lover; passions ignite among the 11 wives of a bigamist (Joe Mays); and Abby gets her hopes up searching for her son. Abby: Michele Greene. Gilliam: Stanley Kamel. Pierce: Sela Ward. Markowitz: Michael Tucker.
Episode 10
Thu, Dec 4, 1986 60 mins
Kuzak opposes capital punishment for a murderer; Roxanne (Susan Ruttan) tries to help Becker after he gets involved in his parents' divorce dispute; McKenzie's ploy forces Sifuentes to withdraw from a case. Sifuentes: Jimmy Smits. Abby: Michele Greene. Van Owen: Susan Dey. Al: Joe Dorsey. Becker: Corbin Bernsen.
Episode 11
Thu, Dec 11, 1986 60 mins
An unstable attorney begs Kuzak to take over a case in which an innocent person has been jailed; Becker asks for a new associate to replace Sifuentes; Abby (Michele Greene) tries to overcome family disputes. Nina: Damita Jo Freeman. O'Malley: Kenneth Tigar. Heidegger: Curt Wilmot. Kuzak: Harry Hamlin.
Episode 12
Thu, Dec 18, 1986 60 mins
A troubled lawyer making a comeback finds one supporter; Kuzak bargains on behalf of a woman (Damita Jo Freeman) who wants only to cut her losses; a client (Darrell Larson) catches Becker in a tight spot. Maureen: Christine Healy. Gunther: Ian Abercrombie. Vinnie: Robert Costanzo. Kuzak: Harry Hamlin.
Episode 13
Thu, Jan 8, 1987 60 mins
An overworked Kuzak barks at Sifuentes, pays heavily for the way he handled a manslaughter case, and ruins Van Owen's weekend plans; Roxanne comforts a computer whiz (Grant Heslov) fixing the phones. Kelsey: Jill Eikenberry. Sifuentes: Jimmy Smits. Roxanne: Susan Ruttan. Hood: Milton Selzer. Van Owen: Susan Dey.
Episode 14
Thu, Jan 15, 1987 60 mins
A fleeting affair leaves Brackman crushed; a client (Sandy McPeak) admires Kelsey's court performance, but her after-hours behavior makes Markowitz jealous; Sifuentes accuses a judge (Robin Gammell) of bigotry. Brackman: Alan Rachins. Kelsey: Jill Eikenberry. Sheila: Joanna Frank. Lisa: Sarah Abrell. Sifuentes: Jimmy Smits.
Episode 15
Thu, Jan 22, 1987 60 mins
A firm's merger proposal gives McKenzie food for thought and offers Becker (Corbin Bernsen) the chance to buy his dream home; the secretaries balk at the suggestions of efficiency experts. Abby: Michele Greene. Markowitz: Michael Tucker. Kelsey: Jill Eikenberry.
Episode 16
Thu, Feb 5, 1987 60 mins
A case involving the theft of bull semen prompts laughter in the courtroom; Sifuentes (Jimmy Smits) urges a family to seek redress for their son's death; Becker's tactics bring a timid client (Patricia Wettig) out of her shell. Lavanchy: Tony Frank. Patty: Kim Myers. Mrs. Brophy: Suzanne Collins. Becker: Corbin Bernsen.
Episode 17
Thu, Feb 12, 1987 60 mins
A pharmaceutical firm tries to repackage Kuzak after hiring him to win a liability suit; newly assertive Roxanne (Susan Ruttan) pressures Becker for a raise; Markowitz agrees to handle Kelsey's tax returns; Abby tests courtroom waters again. Malcolm: Randy Brooks. Bridget: Annabella Price. Townsend: Basil Hoffman. Kuzak: Harry Hamlin. Markowitz: Michael Tucker.
Episode 18
Thu, Feb 19, 1987 60 mins
Van Owen is advised to carry a gun when her life is threatened; Sifuentes becomes the object of a dentist's oral fixation; Roxanne (Susan Ruttan) has jury duty. Dr. Jocelyn Pennebaker: Jennifer Holmes. Buckner: J.W. Smith. Meredith: Jane Windsor. Van Owen: Susan Dey. Sifuentes: Jimmy Smits.
Episode 19
Thu, Feb 26, 1987 60 mins
Fear of aging prompts Brackman to cover his pate and consumes others with imagined inadequacies; Van Owen harbors fears after her brush with violence; Roxanne inspires strength in Becker's timid client. Susan Dey, Susan Ruttan. Leon: Stephen Godwin. Gwen: Marta DuBois. Becker: Corbin Bernsen.
Episode 20
Thu, Mar 26, 1987 60 mins
Kuzak stands against a tough opponent in a date-rape case; Brackman and a neighbor battle over Brackman's yapping pet; the sale of Kelsey's condo becomes a bone of contention between her and Markowitz. Lori Abrams: Whitney Kershaw. Brackman: Alan Rachins. Masouka: Clyde Kusatsu. Kuzak: Harry Hamlin.
Episode 21
Thu, Apr 2, 1987 60 mins
A fisherman enlists Kuzak to help him out when the IRS confiscates his boat in a tax dispute; Van Owen is given an ultimatum after overindulging in booze and pills; Becker falls for a young model (Lise Cutter). Van Owen: Susan Dey. Becker: Corbin Bernsen. Keris: Warren Kemmerling. Kuzak: Harry Hamlin.
Episode 22
Thu, Apr 9, 1987 60 mins
The wife of a TV kiddie-show host makes some astounding claims in a campaign against her husband; a woman (Lee Garlington) accused of killing her baby reveals another side to her personality; an IRS snafu results in foreclosure on a fisherman's boat. Uncle Willard: Pat Corley. McKenzie: Richard Dysart. Messer: Luke Askew.