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Some excellent moments make this a worthwhile episode of The Practice.

The character of Raymond Oz is clearly a predecessor of Denny Crane (William Shatner), also created by David E. Kelley toward the end of this series. (Crane, of course, was a star of the followup show, Boston Legal). Like Crane, Oz is a legendary lawyer with a huge ego, has problems with his memory, and certainly plays the media. James Whitmore turns in a strong performance with some great scenes. Bonnie Bartlett as his wife is solid as always.

Steve Harris (Eugene) also has a shocking moment early in the episode - shocking even by DEK standards. His reaction to a client's revelation is stunning. Almost makes the episode just by itself.

And one quiet moment toward the end is very nice as well, when Valerie Perrine makes a Jimmy a little offer - a kind gesture - he obviously can't refuse.

Another episode showing why this show was so superior to so many others.

There are some neat things about this episode. First of all, we have Titus Welliver (Harry Bosch) as a young man and despicable child molester and murderer. We have Eugene going after him. Then, there's James Whitmore's performance as a forgetful attorney (whose flamboyant career has earned him accolades). He is actually forgetting who his client is at times but is so stubborn. Finally, I too had a bit of a crush on Valerie Perrine, who connects with Jimmy and has a nice moment with him. This was a good episode.