Episode
The Practice: Reasonable Doubts
Overview
Bobby's judgment is called into question by the firm's other members when he becomes romantically involved with a beautiful, icy client who shot to death a male neighbor she claims was attempting to rape her. The prosecution says it was murder.
Details
- Series
- The Practice
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1997-09-20
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Reasonable Doubts is Episode 1 in Season 2 of The Practice. It aired on 1997-09-20. The runtime is 44 min.
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