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The Best Episodes of The Practice Season 2

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Practice Season 2 Episode 17 - Burden of Proof
    8.5/10(156 votes)

    S2:E17

    The trial against Boston Electric begins, with Jimmy bringing both a weak case and doubts as to whether his star witness will be sober, into court.

    Director:Dan Attias
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  2. The Practice Season 2 Episode 20 - Cloudy With a Chance of Membranes (2)
    8.4/10(151 votes)

    S2:E20

    The saga of Dr. Jeffery Winslow continues. Bobby uses every trick in the book to keep Dr. Winslow out of jail.

    Director:Dennie Gordon
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  3. The Practice Season 2 Episode 2 - Betrayal
    8.2/10(208 votes)

    S2:E2

    The firm defends Joey Heric, a colorful client on trial for the murder of his lover. Jimmy is tried on solicitation charges by a vengeful district attorney.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  4. The Practice Season 2 Episode 23 - Checkmate
    8.2/10(143 votes)

    S2:E23

    Joey's case comes to trial. Ellenor represents a woman heckled by a carnival clown.

    Director:Adam Nimoy
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  5. The Practice Season 2 Episode 16 - Truth and Consequences
    8.1/10(144 votes)

    S2:E16

    Rebecca's life is threatened after she witnesses a murder and picks the killer out of a police lineup. Jimmy continues his case against the electric company.

    Director:Stephen Cragg
    Writers:David E. Kelley, Joseph Telushkin, Allen Estrin

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  6. The Practice Season 2 Episode 19 - The Trial (1)
    8.1/10(142 votes)

    S2:E19

    Bobby defends Dr. Jeffrey Winslow, on trial for the brutal murder (and decapitation) of his mistress. Neither Bobby nor Helen (the D.A. on the case) will back down, sending their relationship into a tailspin. Eugene defends Rebecca's irascible uncle on tax evasion charges.

    Director:Dennie Gordon
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  7. The Practice Season 2 Episode 27 - Duty Bound
    8.1/10(134 votes)

    S2:E27

    Jimmy's faith in his priest is shaken when Father Ryan is arrested for the murder of a 16-year-old boy. Jimmy desperately tries to track down the real killer before Father Ryan's case goes to trial. Ellenor struggles over her sense of ethics and her blossoming relationship with Fred Spivak.

    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  8. The Practice Season 2 Episode 4 - Dog Bite
    8.0/10(178 votes)

    S2:E4

    Jimmy finally gets his first case, that of a little girl bitten by a dog. A juror approaches Lindsay with inside information on a case. Eugene defends a one-legged mugger.

    Director:Steve Miner
    Writers:David E. Kelley, David Shore

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  9. The Practice Season 2 Episode 26 - Axe Murderer (II)
    8.0/10(154 votes)

    S2:E26

    Bobby works with the firm of Cage and Fish to help in the defense of Marie Hanson, an apparent axe murderer who may have been Lizzie Borden in a past life. Ellenor discovers that her new boyfriend is the crooked chiropractor treating Rebecca, while Lindsay and Helen discuss Helen's future with the DA's office. The crossover starts on Ally McBeal S01E20 The Inmates (I).

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writers:David E. Kelley, Todd Ellis Kessler

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  10. The Practice Season 2 Episode 3 - The Blessing
    7.9/10(193 votes)

    S2:E3

    Bobby and Gamble clash in and out of the courtroom when an emotional assisted-suicide case forces them to confront painful memories. Meanwhile, Lindsay goes head-to-head with her ex-boyfriend when she defends an elderly bookie.

    Director:Lee Bonner
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  11. The Practice Season 2 Episode 15 - Line of Duty
    7.9/10(146 votes)

    S2:E15

    Bobby is arrested and tried for the deaths of three police officers, after he tips off a client, using information obtained during a sleepover at Helen's, that the police are planning to raid him. Jimmy has to defend himself when an opposing attorney claims he's unfit to practice law.

    Director:Robert Mandel
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  12. The Practice Season 2 Episode 22 - Another Day
    7.9/10(135 votes)

    S2:E22

    Bobby is called on to defend Joey Heric on murder charges once again. Lindsay goes up against her former professor, Anderson Pearson, when she represents a client who's addicted to cigarettes. Lindsay sues Pearson himself when she suspects his firm of burying damaging information. Ellenor defends Cruikshank against anti-tourism charges, earning hersely several trips to jail when she vehemently disagrees with the judge's decidedly biased position.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  13. The Practice Season 2 Episode 25 - Food Chains
    7.9/10(124 votes)

    S2:E25

    The furor over Lindsay's demand for partnership continues. Bobby discovers that Lindsay's not the only associate looking for another job. Rebecca is involved in a car accident she believes is a scam. Rebecca and Jimmy go undercover to ferret out the guilty. Ellenor meets up with an old friend in the midst of a chimpanzee custody trial.

    Director:Stephen Cragg
    Writers:David E. Kelley, Ed Redlich

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  14. The Practice Season 2 Episode 5 - First Degree (1)
    7.8/10(168 votes)

    S2:E5

    Ellenor and Lindsay face disbarment proceedings for their unethical conduct. Bobby defends a man accused of murdering his lover's husband. Eugene represents a police officer applying for disability, claiming the job made him a racist.

    Director:Joe Napolitano
    Writers:David E. Kelley, Michael R. Perry, Stephen Gaghan

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  15. The Practice Season 2 Episode 21 - In Deep
    7.7/10(133 votes)

    S2:E21

    The Luis Moreno case finally comes to trial with Rebecca more determined than ever to testify. Ellenor rushes off to defend Cruikshank again, leaving Lindsay to defend a man being cited for using too much water in his toilet. Eugene faces his own prejudices during an altercation with a dry cleaner.

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  16. The Practice Season 2 Episode 28 - Rhyme and Reason
    7.7/10(148 votes)

    S2:E28

    Bobby defends a young boy who killed his mother over a seemingly inconsequential argument. Eugene wrestles with his conscience over the morality of his profession and its possible effects on his son, Kendall. Lindsay tries to land a class action asbestos suit.

    Director:Jesús Salvador Treviño
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  17. The Practice Season 2 Episode 1 - Reasonable Doubts
    7.6/10(199 votes)

    S2:E1

    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.

    Director:Michael Pressman
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  18. The Practice Season 2 Episode 6 - Sex, Lies and Monkeys (2)
    7.6/10(171 votes)

    S2:E6

    Ellenor is sued by George Vogelman, her podiatrist friend, for causing him emotional distress, while Jimmy defends a man who lost his job because in the eyes of his boss, he looks like a monkey. Lindsay has hazy recollections about a night out with Chris Kelton.

    Director:Jonathan Pontell
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Practice Season 2 Episode 7 - Search and Seizure
    7.6/10(173 votes)

    S2:E7

    Rebecca's friend enlists the firm to try to set a legal precedent by forcing his wife to have a C-section against her wishes. Benny Small is tried for drug possession.

    Director:Michael Schultz
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  20. The Practice Season 2 Episode 10 - Spirit of America
    7.6/10(180 votes)

    S2:E10

    Donnell & Associates travel to Redland Hills in a last minute attempt to get a stay of execution for convicted murderer Randall Jefferson while a documentary crew watches their every move.

    Director:Michael Schultz
    Writer:Ed Redlich

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  21. The Practice Season 2 Episode 11 - Hide and Seek
    7.6/10(156 votes)

    S2:E11

    Bobby and Lindsay second-chair Bobby's old mentor, Raymond Oz, when Oz fears he's losing his memory. Eugene struggles with his conscience when he defends a man on trial for raping and murdering two boys. Jimmy's fantasies come true when a childhood sex symbol seeks his legal counsel.

    Director:Steve Miner
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  22. The Practice Season 2 Episode 14 - The Pursuit of Dignity
    7.6/10(141 votes)

    S2:E14

    Bobby reconnects with an old girlfriend who needs his help after she is arrested for prostitution. Ellenor and Rebecca fight to keep a 12-year old girl with Tourette's Syndrome in school. Lindsay defends a woman who is suing her doctor for sewing live maggots into her leg to prevent post-surgical infection.

    Director:Michael Schultz
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  23. The Practice Season 2 Episode 9 - Save the Mule
    7.5/10(158 votes)

    S2:E9

    Lindsay is hired by a drug dealer to defend his "mule" who's been caught smuggling drugs over the border. Jimmy takes on a case of a community stricken by cancer. Bobby must decide with whom he wants to pursue a romance.

    Director:John Patterson
    Writers:Ed Redlich, Andrew Smith

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  24. The Practice Season 2 Episode 13 - The Civil Right
    7.5/10(158 votes)

    S2:E13

    Jimmy is furious when his mother reveals her love for another woman. He feels obligated to represent her in court when she requests he argue her right to marry her lover. Meanwhile, Eugene refuses to defend a rapist after he runs into one of his client's victims in a clothing store.

    Director:David Hugh Jones
    Writers:B.J. White, Joseph Telushkin, Allen Estrin

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  25. The Practice Season 2 Episode 18 - Ties That Bind
    7.5/10(135 votes)

    S2:E18

    Lindsay and Ellenor defend a pornographic star accused of killing her co-star. Complications arise in the Moreno case when it appears Rebecca's ID of the suspect may have been tainted. Lindsay's fondness for having her elbows sucked works against Bobby when he sucks on Helen's elbows.

    Director:Mel Damski
    Writers:David E. Kelley, Larry Mollin

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Burden of Proof" is the best rated episode of The Practice season 2. It scored 8.5/10 from 156 votes. Directed by Dan Attias and written by David E. Kelley, it aired on January 19, 1998. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Cloudy With a Chance of Membranes (2)".