11. Juiced — Episode — Boston Legal

11. Juiced

Denny and Alan learn Denny's "Mad Cow" has progressed to the point of actual Alzheimers; Denny finds an experimental drug that could help and the two set out to get it. Jerry and Katie represent a young woman who was admitted and then rejected from Harvard University because she took Ritalin to focus on her SAT test. After dealing with a very bored Catherine, Carl helps her sue the television networks for not broadcasting material for those over age fifty.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

After Denny learns some disturbing news about the progression of his Alzheimer's disease and that an experimental drug which could slow his deterioration is available but not FDA approved, Alan tries to convince the Massachusetts Supreme Court to let his best friend have access to it; the murderous Catherine Piper ( Betty White ) returns, and convinces Carl to take her lawsuit against the TV networks for not creating any programming for people over 50; Jerry and Katie take on the case of an ambitious student ( Margo Harshman ) fighting to maintain her acceptance to Harvard after being disqualified for using a brain-enhancing drug during her SATs.

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