"Boston Legal" Ep. 1/10/06 - 'The Cancer Man Can'

Tuesday, January 10, 2006
'The Cancer Man Can'

The law firm represents Daniel Post (Michael J. Fox), a CEO battling terminal lung cancer who used his status with a pharmaceutical company to ensure that he receive the non-placebo in a promising anti-cancer drug test. Now, another participant in the test study is suing him. During one of Post's visits to Crane, Poole & Schmidt, the charismatic man meets and becomes romantically involved with the firm's Denise Bauer.

Meanwhile, Denny Crane is attracted to Beverly Bridge (Joanna Cassidy), a fifty-year-old attractive predator trolling for a husband amongst her high-net-worth peers.

Alan Shore advocates on behalf of "Hands" (Christian Clemenson), a fellow quirky employee in his quest for partnership at Crane, Poole & Schmidt.

Guest starring are Michael J. Fox as Daniel Post, Joanna Cassidy as Beverly Bridge, Christian Clemenson as Jerry "Hands" Espenson, Marissa Coughlan as Melissa Hughes, Larry Cedar as Robert Hopper, Mary Boucher as Judge Rose Olsheim, Erica Gimpel as Attorney Samantha Fried, Art Chudabala as Peter Clark, Eric Payne as Mark Halpern and S. E. Perry as MC.

Episode information provided by ABC. Used with permission.