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I Know Him By Heart

Episode Number: 46    Season Num: 2    First Aired: Monday May 24, 1999    Prod Code: 2M23
Ally's heart is broken and not by Billy or Greg. It's just one big stress fracture. She's come to the realization that there isn't anyone out there for her. She has her image of the perfect man, but is beginning to believe that he does not exist. Surprisingly, a pep talk from Fish leads Ally to become more proactive about her love life. Working on the, "you have to kiss a lot of frogs before finding Prince Charming theory", Ally decides to go on a dating frenzy. She also decides to go for a total hair and fashion makeover. Nelle is starting to become annoyed with John Cage because he seems to be the only one in the firm who understands Ally's imaginary love life. Nelle is worried that John and Ally feed off each other and now that she and John are a couple, she would really prefer her man to face life head on.

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Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Jonathan Pontell
Star: Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal),  Courtney Thorne-Smith (Georgia Thomas),  Greg Germann (Richard Fish),  Lisa Nicole Carson (Renée Raddick),  Jane Krakowski (Elaine Vassal),  Vonda Shepard (Herself),  Portia de Rossi (Nelle Porter),  Lucy Liu (Ling Woo),  Peter MacNicol (John Cage),  Gil Bellows (Billy Thomas)
Recurring Role: Renée Elise Goldsberry (Ikette #1),  Sy Smith (Ikette #2),  Gerry Becker (Myron Stone),  Christopher Neiman (Bob),  Cynthia Calhoun (Ikette #3)
Guest Star: Wendy Worthington (Margaret Camaro),  Al Green (Himself),  Michael Badalucco (Ally's Date),  Alan August (Dance Partner),  Yves Bright (Handsome Man)

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Featured Music:
"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" by Al Green
"You're the First, the Last, My Everything" by Barry White
"Cupid" by Sam Cooke
"You're the First, the Last, My Everything" by Barry White
"Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind" by Vonda Shepard
"How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" by Calista Flockhart
"I Know Him By Heart" by Vonda Shepard (edit)
Michael Badalucco had a cameo appearance as one of Ally's dates. At the time of the airing of this episode, Badalucco was starring in another Kelley production, The Practice. (edit)
Guest Christopher Neiman would later appear on David E. Kelley's Boston Public (a future Ally McBeal lead-in), then return to Ally McBeal as a recurring character in the 5th season. (edit)

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The final episode of one of the best seasons of "Ally McBeal" brings the stories to an ending and promises a lot of laughs and drama in the future.
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