Boston Legal

Season 3 Episode 24

Trial of the Century

Favorite
0
9.1
out of 10
User Rating
114 votes
5

EPISODE REVIEWS
By TV.com Users

Episode Summary

EDIT
Trial of the Century
AIRED:
Alan and Denny co-council two brothers accused of murdering their father. But when Alan predicts a losing verdict, Denny concocts a plan to cast reasonable doubt on their guilt.
Meanwhile, Shirley is furious when Jerry and Clarence take the case of a woman suing a casino for losing money.moreless

Fan Episode Reviews (5)

SUBMIT REVIEW

  • Fantastic Finale

    10
    By DonStants2, Apr 25, 2011
    This was one of my favourite Season finales of Boston Legal.



    The trial with Denny and Alan was surprising, funny, dramatic- often all at the same time! It is a credit to the writers for making it so good. Good on them.



    There is a debate about whether perjury was a good thing or not- what people need to remember is that this is a TV show, and that it is for entertaining purposes only. And boy did it entertain.



    The B&C story was also good- I loved Jerry and Clarence working together! And Brad and Claire's little quips were entertaining as well.



    On a sad note, half the cast leave prior to Season 4- sad, because it they definately have one of the strongest casts ever here.



    Overall, a brilliant episode to end a brilliant Season. Season 3 scores 9.75 based on my reviews.moreless

  • Denny and Alan defend brothers...

    9.0
    By nhbkucinich, May 02, 2009
    A fantastic episode to finish the season! CASE 1

    Jerry Espenson and Clarence take on a casino. The casino pretty much thinks it's a joke until Jerry makes a great speech forcing the casino to settle. Awesome scene at the end with the two weirdest characters jumoing up and down together.



    CASE 2



    Alan and Denny defend brothers accused of killing their father. Denny appears to have lost it until Alan reminnds him who he is: Denny Crane! Denny devises a great strategy to have the brothers accuse each other and the lawyers pretend to be on opposite sides.. Great season finale!



    Season score: 9moreless

  • This kind of was the trial of the century, well at least in Denny's eye's...

    10
    By farscapefanuk, Jul 19, 2007
    I thought this was a good way to end season 3. So far i would have to say that season 3 is the best. I thought this episode went very well. Most of it was about Alan and Denny defending two young boys who are charged with killing there father, and the other story was about Jerry and Clarance trying to sue a casino. At one point i thought both cases would be lost. But Alan and Denny pretended to the jury that they were spilting up and tried to confuse the jury to therefore create reasonable doubt. But Jerry almost lsot the case too but as soon as he put in the cigar he won the case no problem. The only thing that i thought was bad was that we did not get to see very much of Paul, Brad or the bady, and really not that much of Claire either. The only reason i worry is because they are supposed to not becoming back next season so i think we could opf seen more of those characters. All that being said i have to say that i really enjoyed the end of the episode where Denny says i can't wait to see what we do next season. Could that be a hint at season 4? Overall i thought this was a suitable season final and i am really looking forward to season 4. There will be new characters, new stories and more Denny Craine. Bring on season 4!moreless

  • Not so much the trial of the century, but definitely a disappointing ending to a great season...

    7.0
    By shotime1979, May 30, 2007
    First off, the trial was too far fetched to believe, with all of the "twists"...Whether it be the mailed used condom to Alan Shore, and the ADA, or the blow-ups by both Alan and Denny, it just seemed cheap especially when they're suppose to be great attorneys. I didn't care for that storyline, whatsoever. I would like to see Aisha Tyler come back though, but with a better storyline though.



    The best part of the episode was seeing Jerry and Clarence working together in a case about a woman suing a casino. But, that too was far fetched, I can't believe a casino would pay $225,000 for the list of things Jerry said, everybody who goes to casino already know those things...I just didn't buy into that storyline as well.



    Also, Constance Zimmer appears in two scenes...Two scenes, she was used great at the beginning of the season, and then the second half she has just been so mis-used, and it's really sad to see that for such a great actress.



    Overall, this was a black eye of an episode for the whole season, which was a very good.



    Season Score: 8.5/10moreless

  • Alan and Denny defend two brothers who might have killed their father.

    7.0
    By marvelfan89, May 30, 2007
    "My client lost all her virginity"-Jerry LOL



    Well the season comes to an end in an entertaining episode. Denny and Alan defend two brothers who are accused of killing their father.



    They don't have much faith in the case. In fact this one of those where both Denny and Alan looked desperate to win a case and I loved it. “We’re desperate”-Alan



    They put the mother on the stand and make her out to be a suspect (to take away attention from the boys) by exposing an extramarital affair she had.



    However, the prosecutor (played well by Aisha Tyler) strikes down that angle by saying that doesn't really mean anything. With this dilemma then, Alan and Denny decide to play their last card which is trying to play reasonable doubt. In other words, make it out as to the jury can’t make out who really killed the father. I think it’s obvious that they both had a hand in though. The mom was involved with her love so it was up to the brothers to defend themselves. Yet for whatever reasons, the writers wrote up a rather tacky ending.



    I didn’t like this ending. Also as well there was tension between Alan and Denny as to who would win this case as they were representing each brother. I would like have to seen what would happen. The way they wrote this episode made this episode feel more like a filler than a season finale. Nothing big happened. The case with Clarence and Jerry was nothing more than comic relief as usual. I didn’t see any shred of defense here. Speaking of comic relief what was up with the title "Trial of the Century"? This was a child abuse, an important case but not a case that would put in a sentence with trial of the century.



    An entertaining episode but as season finale goes rather tamemoreless
See All Fan Reviews

Cast & Crew: STARS

Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen

Shirley Schmidt
Constance Zimmer

Constance Zimmer

Claire Simms
Gary Anthony Williams

Gary Anthony Williams

Clarence Bell
James Spader

James Spader

Alan Shore
Mark Valley

Mark Valley

Brad Chase
Rene Auberjonois

Rene Auberjonois

Paul Lewiston
See All Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew: RECURRING AND GUESTS

Aisha Tyler

Aisha Tyler

A.D.A. Taryn Campbell

Guest Star

Kevin Dunn

Kevin Dunn

Attorney Jonathan Weiner

Guest Star

Amy Aquino

Amy Aquino

Judge Phyllis Tamber

Guest Star

See All Cast & Crew

Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

FILTER BY TYPE

  • TRIVIA (2)

    • Denny almost leaves the office not wearing pants. In the first episode of the first season, another name partner, Edwin Poole, attends a staff meeting not wearing pants.

    • Denny mentions the web address, "dennycranelaw.com." The address leads to the official Boston Legal website located on ABC's site. It was designed to look like the official Crane, Pool & Schmidt web page.

  • QUOTES (2)

    • Denny: How did the judge know about our sleepovers anyway?
      Alan: Who knows.
      Denny: Is it odd that two, grown heteros have sleepovers?
      Alan: Who cares? I wouldn't trade them for anything.

    • (Denny raises his glass)
      Denny: To next season, my friend.
      Alan: I can't wait to see what we do next.
      Denny: I'm just getting started.
      (Alan raises his glass)
      Alan: Denny Crane.
      Denny: Alan Shore.
      Alan: Flamingos.
      Denny: Till death do us part.
      Alan: Let no man tear asunder.

  • NOTES (2)

  • ALLUSIONS (1)

See All Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

Boston Legal Listings

Full Listings
Saturday
No results found.
Sunday
No results found.
Monday
No results found.

Forums: Boston Legal

See All Posts

Watch Full Episodes: Boston Legal

See All Full Episodes

Season 3 Episodes

See All
Ep 24
Trial of the Century
Ep 23
Duck and Cover
Ep 22
Guantanamo By the Bay
Ep 21
Tea and Sympathy
Ep 20
Guise N' Dolls
Ep 19
Brotherly Love
Ep 18
Son of the Defender
Ep 17
The Bride Wore Blood
Ep 16
The Good Lawyer
Ep 15
Fat Burner
Ep 14
Selling Sickness
Ep 13
Dumping Bella
Ep 12
Nuts
Ep 11
Angel of Death
Ep 10
The Nutcrackers
Ep 9
On the Ledge
Ep 8
Lincoln
Ep 7
Trick or Treat
Ep 6
The Verdict
Ep 5
Whose God Is It Anyway?
Ep 4
Fine Young Cannibal
Ep 3
Desperately Seeking Shi...
Ep 2
New Kids on the Block
Ep 1
Can't We All Get a Lung?

Contributors

Become a contributor
More
Less

Related Shows & Movies

TV.com Properties | Shows | Movies | Videos | News | Listings | Forums | People | Photos | Web Series | TV.com Blog
| Closed Captioning | Rating Guidelines | Mobile

CBS Entertainment | About TV.com | About CBS Interactive | Jobs | Advertise

© CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy | Ad Choice | Terms of Use