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Reasons to Believe

Episode Number: 76    Season Num: 4    First Aired: Monday January 8, 2001    Prod Code: 4M09
"The" Nicholas Engbloom comes to Cage & Fish looking for John to help him with a murder case. Melanie West suffers with Tourette's syndrome and accidentally ran over her boyfriend. She claims to have done it on purpose, only not to be humiliated as she has been her whole life. John convinces her to tell the truth and they win the case. While handling the West case, Nicholas finds himself involved in a divorce case. His wife wants to end their long time marriage because he won't retire and she feels like she can't compete with his work. After his wife almost dies, Nicholas abandons the practice, this time forever. Meanwhile, Richard teaches Mark how to use a "sex song" in order to please Elaine in bed, and John asks Melanie on a date.

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Writer: David E. Kelley
Director: Ron Lagomarsino
Star: Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal),  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),  Robert Downey Jr. (Larry Paul),  James LeGros (Mark Albert)
Recurring Role: Albert Hall (Judge Seymore Walsh),  Renée Elise Goldsberry (Ikette #1),  Vatrena King (Ikette #2),  Sy Smith (Ikette #3),  Anne Heche (Melanie West)
Guest Star: Richard McGonagle (District Attorney Moon),  Luck Hari (Dr. Keshin),  David Swift Brengle (Foreman),  Loretta Jean (Senior Supreme #1),  Pauline H. Jones (Senior Supreme #2),  Sylvia Davis Shaw (Senior Supreme #3),  Jan Hoag (Mrs. Gale),  Laura Michelle Smith (Nurse),  Anne Haney (Brandy Engblom),  Paul Dooley (Nicholas Engblom),  Gregg Daniel (Party Patron)

Notes

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Featured Music:
"Reason to Believe" performed by Vonda Shepard
"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" by Johnny Mathis
"It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones
"Respect" by Aretha Franklin
"Come See About Me" by Diana Ross and the Supremes
"Respect" performed by Lisa Nicole Carson
"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" performed by Vonda Shepard (edit)
Repeated on June 04, 2001. (edit)
In Canada this episode was aired on March 05, 2001 and not today due to The American Music Awards that aired. (edit)

Quotes

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John: Dancing is a quiet thing. If you're going to speak, let it be involuntary. (edit)
Nelle: If this keeps up, you and I are going to have to be friends.
Reneé: It'll never come to that.
Nelle: Promise?
Reneé: You'd don't fool me. If I offered you some of my jelly roll you'd step right up.
Nelle: How would you know? You've never offered. (edit)
Larry: Brandy, is the case over?
Brandy: I don't like the word "over." I prefer the word "retired." There's big points in that word too, Nicholas.
Nicholas: Yes, there are.
Brandy: Larry, the case is over. (edit)
Nicholas: This is my real fear, John. If I'm at home all day, she'll finally figure out that I'm not good enough for her. (edit)
Melanie: I guess a crime of passion just makes me seem more human.
John: No, it doesn't. (edit)

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Episode Title: "Reasons to Believe"
The title is a reference to a song featured in this episode, "Reason to Believe," performed by Vonda Shepard. (edit)
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