EPISODE

15. Tabloid Nation

Alan represents a man whose daughter was murdered after she was ambushed on a tabloid television program; opposing counsel is Alan's nemesis, Melvin Palmer. Shirley defends an old boyfriend who is arrested for killing seals in the harbor in order to eat.

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Alan and Jerry go up against Melvin Palmer ( Christopher Rich ) again when they represent Harry Beckham, a man suing a production company after his daughter was murdered following a talk show stunt; Shirley begins to suspect her friend, Ethan ( Stephen Root ), is unstable when she learns he has been arrested ten times for shooting seals in Boston Harbor; Denny, despite Sack's warnings, tries a stunt to win Shirley's affection; Lorraine suggests Alan see a psychiatrist after he tells her a dark childhood secret.

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