Ally McBeal

Episodes

Season 5 · 22 episodes

• E1 Friends and Lovers
  Oct 29, 2001 45 min

  The firm hires attorneys Jenny Shaw and Glenn Foy; Shaw sues all the telephone companies for making annoying solicitation calls; Cage believes Ally loves him.

• E2 Judge Ling
  Nov 5, 2001 45 min

  Ally and Jenny are shocked to discover that the name plaintiff in the telephone company solicitation case is a man in drag; Ling becomes a judge in small claims court; Coretta convinces Cage to have a make-over.

• E3 Neutral Corners
  Nov 12, 2001 45 min

  The attorneys develop a novel approach to gain leverage against the telephone companies; Cage expresses his feelings for Ally.

• E4 Fear of Flirting
  Nov 19, 2001 45 min

  Jenny represents Raymond in a sexual harassment case; complications arise when Raymond expresses an interest in dating Jenny and Glenn expresses an interest in dating Ally; Fish moves into the hole behind Cage's toilet when Cage mysteriously disappears.

• E5 I Want Love
  Nov 26, 2001 45 min

  Jenny's mother, who is marrying a 22-year-old man, sues her former employers for sexual harassment; Elton John sings at the bar.

• E6 Lost and Found
  Dec 3, 2001 45 min

  Ally, Glenn, Raymond, and Jenny go out on a double date.

• E7 Nine One One
  Dec 10, 2001 45 min

  As Christmas approaches: a minister loses his job because he no longer believes in God; a town mayor cancels Christmas celebrations; a woman sues for sexual harassment after a man kisses her under mistletoe during a party.

• E8 Playing with Matches
  Jan 7, 2002 45 min

  Frances' fiance hits on Ally; Kimmy takes a matchmaker to court after she spends a great deal of money and fails to find a man; Ally encounters the ghost of a young boy.

• E9 Blowin' in the Wind
  Jan 14, 2002 45 min

  Ally falls in love with a dumpy house being renovated by construction worker Victor Morrison; a woman sues after her adoring ex-husband goes bankrupt by lavishing her with gifts; Jenny's chiropractor's chair proves sexually fulfilling.

• E10 One Hundred Tears
  Jan 21, 2002 45 min

  Ally aids a man determined to make a lifelong dream come true by flying across a river using a pair of wings; a matchmaker sets up Elaine and Fish on dates.

• E11 A Kick in the Head
  Feb 4, 2002 45 min

  A little girl claims she is Ally's daughter; Fish and Cage take on their first murder trial, defending a man accused of kicking his wife in the head.

• E12 The New Day
  Feb 11, 2002 45 min

  Fish offers to make Ally a partner; a woman with AIDS sues after she's fired from a law firm; Ally adjusts to the responsibilities that come with parenthood.

• E13 Woman
  Feb 18, 2002 45 min

  Ally fires two of the firm's employees; Fish defends Claire Otoms when she's accused of sexually harassing co-workers; Nelle and Ling lip-synch a song at the bar; Maddie throws a slumber party for her friends.

• E14 Homecoming
  Feb 25, 2002 45 min

  Ally decides to have a DNA test performed to determine if Maddie is her daughter; a woman suffering from dementia mistakes Victor for her lover; Claire arranges a meeting between Fish and his first love.

• E15 Heart and Soul
  Mar 4, 2002 45 min

  Ally does a lot of soul searching after she asks Victor out on a date; Fish, Raymond, and Claire represent a woman seeking a heart transplant from her father -- who is serving time for killing the woman's mother.

• E16 Love Is All Around (1)
  Apr 15, 2002 45 min

  Ally grows nervous when her third date with Victor approaches. Liza and Cage defend a woman charged with bigamy; Nelle and a handsome new associate, Wilson Jade, represent a woman suing her husband for sexual harassment.

• E17 Love Is All Around (2)
  Apr 15, 2002 45 min

  The judge forbids the lawyers to interfere on Claire's engagement, and her fiancé decides to call the wedding off. Devastated, Claire goes to Ally for help. Ally is still shaken with the memory of Larry, and isn't sure of her feelings for Victor anymore. In the middle of that there's Todd, whom Ally turned down as an attorney, but who asked her out on a date. He gets on her nerves and they fight a lot. On their date, Ally confronts Victor and tries to pick a fight with him. John and Nelle try to settle upon their imminent lost in court, but Liza has now lowered her offer. John is furious and decides to take her down.

• E18 Tom Dooley
  Apr 22, 2002 45 min

  Liza and Cage defend a woman charged with bigamy; Nelle and a handsome new associate, Wilson Jade, represent a woman suing her husband for sexual harassment.

• E19 Another One Bites The Dust
  Apr 29, 2002 45 min

  Ally represents Victor when he's sued by an ex-girlfriend, and is appalled to discover that Victor created a painting of her... complete with cellulite.

• E20 What I'll Never Do for Love Again
  May 6, 2002 45 min

  When Fish's father is sued for sexual harassment, Fish's mother asks for a divorce; Elaine has high hopes when she tries out for a role in A Chorus Line; Fish finds himself increasingly drawn to Liza.

• E21 All of Me
  May 13, 2002 45 min

  The attorneys represent a woman with a split personality: the submissive Helen, who's deeply in love with her husband; and the aggressive Helena, who wants a divorce.

• E22 Bygones
  May 20, 2002 45 min

  When Maddie suffers a nervous breakdown, Ally decides to move to New York, leading to tearful goodbyes with her friends; Fish and Liza decide to wed.