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7. Rape Shield

Jimmy isn't quite prepared to defend Derrick Mills ( Laz Alonso ) in a rape case in which the victim, Jessica Palmer ( Elisabeth Moss ), may well have arranged consensual sex to resemble rape and for her father to witness it. When Ellenor and Eugene learn the truth about Alan and Jamie's airline suit settlement, it provokes a showdown between Alan and Eugene. Jimmy isn't allowed to introduce evidence he discovers during the Mills trial that proves Jessica has a history of accusing rape falsely.…

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Jimmy isn't quite prepared to defend Derrick Mills ( Laz Alonso ) in a rape case in which the victim, Jessica Palmer ( Elisabeth Moss ), may well have arranged consensual sex to resemble rape and for her father to witness it. When Ellenor and Eugene learn the truth about Alan and Jamie's airline suit settlement, it provokes a showdown between Alan and Eugene. Jimmy isn't allowed to introduce evidence he discovers during the Mills trial that proves Jessica has a history of accusing rape falsely. Meanwhile, Alan unnerves Diane when he tells her he prefers to be the one saying goodbye if a relationship should die, and Jimmy faces the unlikely prospect of renewing his former intimate relationship with Judge Kittleson ( Holland Taylor ).

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