17. Death Be Not Proud

Alan travels to Texas to help Chelina with an old client facing the death penalty. Shirley and Denny defend a female client against multiple charges of hiring a prostitute. In the course of the case, Shirley suspects Denny of bribing the judge and she and Paul decide to take steps to remove Denny from the firm.

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Complete story — includes the ending

Chelina asks Alan to assist her in Texas because her former client is getting executed but may be innocent of the crime; an old friend of Denny and Shirley asks them for legal representation when she is charged with having sexual encounters for a fee; Lori files a complaint about Denny with Shirley and Paul and they seriously consider doing something about it, especially when they suspect he performed an unethical act on his recent case.

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