"Boston Legal" Ep. 1/17/06 - 'Helping Hands'

Tuesday, January 17, 2006
'Helping Hands'

Michael J. Fox and Joanna Cassidy Guest Star

Daniel Post (Michael J. Fox) convinces his new love, Denise Bauer, that he should second-chair in her case against overbearing parents who harass their teenaged daughter's teacher. Meanwhile, Shirley Schmidt makes life difficult for Alan Shore as he prepares his defense of Jerry "Hands" Espenson (Christian Clemenson), the firm's brilliant but quirky attorney who held a cake knife to Shirley's throat.

The partners at Crane, Poole and Schmidt worry about Denny Crane's impending nuptials and the kind of influence his future wife, Beverly Bridge (Joanna Cassidy), could have over the firm.

Guest starring are Michael J. Fox as Daniel Post, Joanna Cassidy as Beverly Bridge, Marisa Coughlan as Melissa Hughes, Christian Clemenson as Jerry Espenson, Veronica Cartwright as Judge Peggy Zeder, Kelly Connell as Attorney John Hoberg, Audrey Wasilewski as Traci Carpenter, Megan Gallagher as Gigi Gering, Lou Beatty, Jr. as Judge Gordon Kolodny, Currie Graham as A.D.A. Frank Ginsberg, Michael Kostroff as Dr. David Cannon, Takayo Fischer as clerk and Robert Frank Telfer as man.

Episode information provided by ABC. Used with permission.