Becker is enthralled by the beautiful, but somewhat incompetent, secretary who's temping while Melman is on jury duty until he discovers that their relationship will never be anything but professional; Van Owen contemplates buying a gun after a gangbanger shoots her in the court house hallway in retaliation for her winning a death penalty case against a member of the shooter's gang; Melman stands up to a bully in the deliberation room and turns the tide of the verdict towards justice; Sifuentes hits it off with his new dentist and agrees to represent her in a malpractice suit, but their romance is doomed when she can't leave her work at the office; realizing that he can't survive professionally if Melman quits, Becker finally capitulates to her salary demands.
| Name | Type | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David E. Kelley | Writer | ||
| Jacob Epstein | Writer | ||
| Frederick Coffin | Guest Star | ||
| Annie Abbott | Guest Star | ||
| Martin Azarow | Guest Star | ||
| Kim Murdock | Guest Star | ||
| Jason Ross | Guest Star | ||
| Laura Esterman | Guest Star | ||
| Burton Collins | Guest Star | ||
| Gail | Guest Star | ||
| Damon Hines | Guest Star | ||
| Matt Butler | Guest Star | ||
| Ebbe Roe Smith | Guest Star | ||
| Pat Distefano | Guest Star | ||
| Julie Ow | Guest Star | ||
| Robert Picardo | Guest Star | ||
| J.W. Smith | Guest Star | ||
| Jeffrey Alan Chandler | Guest Star | ||
| Jane Windsor | Guest Star | ||
| Jennifer Holmes | Guest Star | ||
| Wren T. Brown | Guest Star | ||
| Steven Bochco | Director | ||
| Terry Louise Fisher | Director | ||
| Mimi Leder | Director |