Alan takes on one of his most outrageous lawsuits to date when he teams up with Denny to sue the National Guard for failing to show up when a flood wiped out a small business.



Shirley is surprised when her granddaughter visits her at the office with the news that she was expelled from school for destroying government standards tests.



Meanwhile, Carl has second thoughts about staying in Boston, and Lorraine comes clean to the firm about her true background.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 4 Episode 9 of Boston Legal resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Boston Legal Season 4 Episodes...

• s04e01 - Beauty and the Beast
• s04e02 - The Innocent Man
• s04e03 - The Chicken and the Leg
• s04e04 - Do Tell
• s04e05 - Hope and Gory
• s04e06 - The Object of My Affection
• s04e07 - Attack of the Xenophobes
• s04e08 - Oral Contracts
• s04e09 - No Brains Left Behind
• s04e10 - Green Christmas
• s04e11 - Mad About You
• s04e12 - Roe v. Wade, The Musical
• s04e13 - Glow in the Dark
• s04e14 - Rescue Me
• s04e15 - Tabloid Nation
• s04e16 - The Mighty Rogues
• s04e17 - The Court Supreme
• s04e18 - Indecent Proposals
• s04e19 - The Gods Must Be Crazy
• s04e20 - Patriot Acts

Boston Legal Show Summary

Boston Legal tells the professional and personal stories of a group of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. Fast-paced and darkly comedic, the series confronts social and moral issues, while its characters continually stretch the boundaries of the law.

Alan Shore and Denny Crane are the unlikely kindred spirits among the brigade of high-priced litigators at Crane, Poole and Schmidt. In addition, one of the founding law partners, Shirley Schmidt, has been coaxed back to the Boston law firm to help bring order to the chaotic office. She keeps a vigilant eye on all, particularly Denny Crane - with whom she has a checkered history.

The firm's other attorneys include Brad Chase, an ex-Marine, who often finds himself in a test of wills with Alan Shore; and Paul Lewiston, the "lawyer's lawyer" who continually tries to save Crane from himself. Then there's Denise Bauer, a tough, smart senior associate who is on track to making partner and who won't let anything (including a messy divorce) stand in her way.