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22 episodes

L.A. Law - Season 5

First aired Oct 18, 1990Season 5

Browse all 22 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

The Bitch Is Back

NR
Oct 18, 199045 min

The shadow of Rosalind Shays again darkens the door of the firm when she sues them for discrimination, while another lawsuit escalates racial tensions.

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Episode 2

Happy Trails

NR
Oct 25, 199048 min

Rollins feels exploited when he's asked to assist on the Chisholm case; a surprise witness testifies in Rosalind's suit; Brackman considers breaking off with sex surrogate Marilyn after one of her clients dies; Murray gets everyone's attention.

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Episode 3

Lie Harder

NR
Nov 1, 199048 min

An unexpected witness emerges in the Chisholm case; the parents of an emotionally disturbed adopted son seek relief through the courts; Melman refuses to do personal errands for Hammond.

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Episode 4

Armand's Hammer

NR
Nov 8, 199045 min

Holloway takes the stand; a savvy lawyer, C.J. Lamb, gets wise to the firm's strategy in a lawsuit; a college professor claims he was publicly humiliated on a TV home-video show.

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Episode 5

Smoke Gets in Your Thighs

NR
Nov 15, 199045 min

A gay-rights case proves to be emotionally trying for the parents and lover of a terminally ill man; Van Owen is taken aback by Sollers' proposition; the firm goes to court behind Benny's back over his involvement with a cult.

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Episode 6

Vowel Play

NR
Nov 29, 199048 min

Douglas appears on Wheel of Fortune (daytime version) & when he's champion, he tries to ask Vanna out on a date. He wins one round with the puzzle, ""Bald Is Beautiful""!

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Episode 7

New Kidney on the Block

NR
Dec 6, 199048 min

Van Owen is given another option when a hospital rejects her client for a kidney transplant; a flag-burner is beaten up by an outraged citizen; Murray and Benny double date.

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Episode 8

God Rest Ye Little Gentleman

8.0
Dec 13, 199048 min1 votes

A disfigured doctor charges a clinic with discrimination; Benny anticipates the holidays with his new roommate; Van Owen defends a former colleague.

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Episode 9

Splatoon

NR
Jan 3, 199148 min

The wife of a brain-damaged boxer sues his promoter; Abby speaks out on TV on gun control; Sifuentes and Van Owen mull their relationship.

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Episode 10

Pump it Up

NR
Jan 10, 199148 min

McKenzie's social life is scrutinized; Sifuentes has misgivings about defending a client; Becker gives a golddigger a creative divorce; Kuzak clashes with Van Owen.

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Episode 11

Rest in Pieces

NR
Jan 31, 199145 min

A soldier faces a military court for disobeying orders; C.J. represents a home buyer who claims her house is haunted; ""personality differences"" affect Becker and Roxanne.

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Episode 12

He's a Crowd

NR
Feb 7, 199145 min

Rosalind promises to help McKenzie save an account; a case of multiple personalities confounds Kuzak; Abby collaborates with C.J. to build her practice; Roxanne is subpoenaed in the case of Becker vs. Becker.

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Episode 13

Dances with Sharks

NR
Feb 14, 199145 min

A jog in a white neighborhood lands Rollins in jail as a rape suspect; C.J.'s client goes before a Navajo tribal court to get her son back from his father; Brackman moves to sue a tabloid.

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Episode 14

The Gods Must Be Lawyers

NR
Feb 21, 199148 min

Sifuentes is forced to play God on behalf of his brother; a headline-hunter charged with murdering her husband hunts for an attorney; Zoey takes on a rape case she's unsure she can win.

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Episode 15

The Beverly Hills Hangers

NR
Mar 14, 199145 min

Lawyers stand ready to assist Mullaney and Kuzak, who are defending Rikki Davis on murder charges; McKenzie gets a surprise proposal as he faces his birthday.

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Episode 16

Good to the Last Drop

NR
Mar 21, 199145 min

Zoey scoffs at the legal system when a child-killer goes free; a delinquent taxpayer protests Government spending; Rosalind steps in to help McKenzie with yet another case.

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Episode 17

Mutinies on the Banzai

NR
Mar 28, 199145 min

Roxanne and Ann quietly (but gleefully)toast the death of Rosalind whome they both despised. McKenzie feels guilty about Rosalinds death but realises that she may have had it coming. Arnie also celebrates the death of Rosalind for a totally different reason, he gets a bigger office.

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Episode 18

As God Is My Co-Defendant

NR
Apr 4, 199145 min

Recent events lead to chaos at the firm; religion goes on trial in the case of a couple who relied on their faith to save their dying son; C.J. instructs East Bloc lawyers on trial law.

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Episode 19

Speak, Lawyers, For Me

NR
Apr 25, 199145 min

Staffers fear Dave Meyer will derail the firm; Brackman plays litigator in the case of a transsexual fired from a job as a model; and Mullaney weighs a coach's negligence in the death of an athlete.

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Episode 20

There Goes the Judge

NR
May 2, 199145 min

An eccentric judge loses his grip on reality; Rollins gets caught up in his own agenda while defending a black motorist charged with evading the police; Becker grapples with his demons.

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Episode 21

On the Toad Again

NR
May 9, 199145 min

Kelsey and Sollers get caught up in winning a murder case involving an unstable client; a retiree finds euphoric companionship in his pet toads; a team owner objects to a singer's rendition of the national anthem.

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Episode 22

Since I Fell For You

NR
May 16, 199148 min

An AIDS-stricken attorney fights an insurance company's refusal to pay for an experimental treatment; Kelsey's admission concerning a murder case could jeopardize her standing with the bar; and a new partner is named.