Becker, Markowitz and Kelsey bicker over who will inherit Chaney's office; Van Owen prosecutes a man charged with the mercy killing of his terminally ill lover; to Kelsey's undying gratitude, Markowitz learns the secret of a serial bigamist's success with women as Becker and Markowitz represent the man's eleven wives in their divorce actions; Abby is devastated when a dead boy matching Eric's description is mistakenly cremated before he can be identified.
| Name | Type | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Bochco | Writer | ||
| Terry Louise Fisher | Writer | ||
| Tina Chappel | Guest Star | ||
| Lew Palter | Guest Star | Judge Leon Ruben | |
| Tracee Lyles | Guest Star | ||
| Peter Frechette | Guest Star | Christopher Appleton | |
| James Arone | Guest Star | ||
| Ben Frank | Guest Star | Mr. Walters | |
| Tom Tully | Guest Star | ||
| Martina Finch | Guest Star | ||
| Sela Ward | Guest Star | Lynette Pierce | |
| Gloria Rossi | Guest Star | ||
| Milt Oberman | Guest Star | Dr. Warren Hentzel | |
| Linda Phillips | Guest Star | ||
| Phyllis St. James | Guest Star | ||
| Cec Verrell | Guest Star | Angela Sipriano | |
| Felton Perry | Guest Star | Detective Lester Tuttle | |
| Debbie Zipp | Guest Star | ||
| Cary J. Pitts | Guest Star | ||
| Joe Mays | Guest Star | Foster Troutman | |
| Laurel Schae | Guest Star | ||
| Edith Fields | Guest Star | Mrs. Cramer | |
| Stanley Kamel | Guest Star | Mark Gilliam | |
| Steven Bochco | Executive Producer | ||
| Donald Petrie | Director | ||
| Steven Bochco | Creator | ||
| Terry Louise Fisher | Creator | ||
| Corbin Bernsen | Actor | Arnie Becker | |
| Michael Tucker | Actor | Stuart Markowitz | |
| Jill Eikenberry | Actor | Ann Kelsey | |
| Susan Ruttan | Actor | Roxanne Melman | |
| Alan Rachins | Actor | Douglas Brackman, Jr. | |
| Richard Dysart | Actor | Leland McKenzie | |
| Harry Hamlin | Actor | Michael Kuzak | |
| Michele Greene | Actor | Abby Perkins | |
| Susan Dey | Actor | Grace Van Owen | |
| Jimmy Smits | Actor | Victor Sifuentes |