Season 5

L.A. LawSeason 5

1990
22 Episodes

Episodes

The Bitch Is Back
S05E01

The Bitch Is Back

The shadow of Rosalind Shays again darkens the door of the firm when she sues them for discrimination, while another lawsuit escalates racial tensions.

18 Oct 1990
Happy Trails
S05E02

Happy Trails

Rollins feels exploited when he's asked to assist on the Chisholm case; a surprise witness testifies in Rosalind's suit; Brackman considers breaking off with sex surrogate Marilyn after one of her clients dies; Murray gets everyone's attention.

25 Oct 1990
Lie Harder
S05E03

Lie Harder

An unexpected witness emerges in the Chisholm case; the parents of an emotionally disturbed adopted son seek relief through the courts; Melman refuses to do personal errands for Hammond.

01 Nov 1990
Armand's Hammer
S05E04

Armand's Hammer

Holloway takes the stand; a savvy lawyer, C.J. Lamb, gets wise to the firm's strategy in a lawsuit; a college professor claims he was publicly humiliated on a TV home-video show.

08 Nov 1990
Smoke Gets in Your Thighs
S05E05

Smoke Gets in Your Thighs

A gay-rights case proves to be emotionally trying for the parents and lover of a terminally ill man; Van Owen is taken aback by Sollers' proposition; the firm goes to court behind Benny's back over his involvement with a cult.

15 Nov 1990
Vowel Play
S05E06

Vowel Play

Douglas appears on Wheel of Fortune (daytime version) & when he's champion, he tries to ask Vanna out on a date. He wins one round with the puzzle, ""Bald Is Beautiful""!

29 Nov 199048m
New Kidney on the Block
S05E07

New Kidney on the Block

Van Owen is given another option when a hospital rejects her client for a kidney transplant; a flag-burner is beaten up by an outraged citizen; Murray and Benny double date.

06 Dec 199048m
God Rest Ye Little Gentleman
S05E08
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God Rest Ye Little Gentleman

A disfigured doctor charges a clinic with discrimination; Benny anticipates the holidays with his new roommate; Van Owen defends a former colleague.

13 Dec 199048m
Splatoon
S05E09

Splatoon

The wife of a brain-damaged boxer sues his promoter; Abby speaks out on TV on gun control; Sifuentes and Van Owen mull their relationship.

03 Jan 199148m
Pump it Up
S05E10

Pump it Up

McKenzie's social life is scrutinized; Sifuentes has misgivings about defending a client; Becker gives a golddigger a creative divorce; Kuzak clashes with Van Owen.

10 Jan 199148m
Rest in Pieces
S05E11

Rest in Pieces

A soldier faces a military court for disobeying orders; C.J. represents a home buyer who claims her house is haunted; ""personality differences"" affect Becker and Roxanne.

31 Jan 1991
He's a Crowd
S05E12

He's a Crowd

Rosalind promises to help McKenzie save an account; a case of multiple personalities confounds Kuzak; Abby collaborates with C.J. to build her practice; Roxanne is subpoenaed in the case of Becker vs. Becker.

07 Feb 1991
Dances with Sharks
S05E13

Dances with Sharks

A jog in a white neighborhood lands Rollins in jail as a rape suspect; C.J.'s client goes before a Navajo tribal court to get her son back from his father; Brackman moves to sue a tabloid.

14 Feb 1991
The Gods Must Be Lawyers
S05E14

The Gods Must Be Lawyers

Sifuentes is forced to play God on behalf of his brother; a headline-hunter charged with murdering her husband hunts for an attorney; Zoey takes on a rape case she's unsure she can win.

21 Feb 199148m
The Beverly Hills Hangers
S05E15

The Beverly Hills Hangers

Lawyers stand ready to assist Mullaney and Kuzak, who are defending Rikki Davis on murder charges; McKenzie gets a surprise proposal as he faces his birthday.

14 Mar 1991
Good to the Last Drop
S05E16

Good to the Last Drop

Zoey scoffs at the legal system when a child-killer goes free; a delinquent taxpayer protests Government spending; Rosalind steps in to help McKenzie with yet another case.

21 Mar 1991
Mutinies on the Banzai
S05E17

Mutinies on the Banzai

Roxanne and Ann quietly (but gleefully)toast the death of Rosalind whome they both despised. McKenzie feels guilty about Rosalinds death but realises that she may have had it coming. Arnie also celebrates the death of Rosalind for a totally different reason, he gets a bigger office.

28 Mar 1991
As God Is My Co-Defendant
S05E18

As God Is My Co-Defendant

Recent events lead to chaos at the firm; religion goes on trial in the case of a couple who relied on their faith to save their dying son; C.J. instructs East Bloc lawyers on trial law.

04 Apr 1991
Speak, Lawyers, For Me
S05E19

Speak, Lawyers, For Me

Staffers fear Dave Meyer will derail the firm; Brackman plays litigator in the case of a transsexual fired from a job as a model; and Mullaney weighs a coach's negligence in the death of an athlete.

25 Apr 1991
There Goes the Judge
S05E20

There Goes the Judge

An eccentric judge loses his grip on reality; Rollins gets caught up in his own agenda while defending a black motorist charged with evading the police; Becker grapples with his demons.

02 May 1991
On the Toad Again
S05E21

On the Toad Again

Kelsey and Sollers get caught up in winning a murder case involving an unstable client; a retiree finds euphoric companionship in his pet toads; a team owner objects to a singer's rendition of the national anthem.

09 May 1991
Since I Fell For You
S05E22

Since I Fell For You

An AIDS-stricken attorney fights an insurance company's refusal to pay for an experimental treatment; Kelsey's admission concerning a murder case could jeopardize her standing with the bar; and a new partner is named.

16 May 199148m