Plot summary
Eugene fires Alan, who swiftly sabotages the firm's computer system. Eugene then fires Tara over her betrayal. Lucy returns to the firm to pitch in for the now-absent Tara. Ellenor defends a woman who slapped a police officer after the officer tried to remove her physically from a protest against President George W. Bush's environmental policies. Ellenor also has an outraged showdown with Eugene over Alan's firing. Alan invokes the services of Denny Crane ( William Shatner ) from the high-profile law firm Crane, Poole and Schmidt to go head-to-head with Young, Frutt & Berluti in the face of his firing. First appearance of Denny Crane
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