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The Practice•Season 5•Episode 17

What Child is This?

7.6/10 · 105 votesMar 18, 200144 min

Ranked #18 of 22 in Season 5•−0.3 vs season avg

Bobby and Jimmy employ the firm's notorious "Plan B" strategy in a last-ditch effort to save a client accused of raping and murdering his teen-aged stepdaughter. Bobby makes a case that the client's wife is actually the murderer, and the accused client is declared not

Directed bySteve Gomer

Written byDavid E. Kelley, Lynne E. Litt

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Cast8

Dylan McDermott

Dylan McDermott

Bobby Donnell

Steve Harris

Steve Harris

Eugene Young

Camryn Manheim

Camryn Manheim

Ellenor Frutt

Michael Badalucco

Michael Badalucco

Jimmy Berluti

LisaGay Hamilton

LisaGay Hamilton

Rebecca Washington

Kelli Williams

Kelli Williams

Lindsay Dole

Lara Flynn Boyle

Lara Flynn Boyle

Helen Gamble

Marla Sokoloff

Marla Sokoloff

Lucy Hatcher

Crew5

David E. Kelley

David E. Kelley

Writer

Steve Gomer

Steve Gomer

Director

L

Lynne E. Litt

Writer

S

Susanne Malles

Editor

Dennis Smith

Dennis Smith

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"What Child is This?" is episode 17 of The Practice season 5. It scored 7.6/10 from 105 votes, ranking #18 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Steve Gomer and written by David E. Kelley, Lynne E. Litt, it aired on March 18, 2001.

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