The Practice - Season 5 - Eps 22: Public Servants
Helen is enraged by Richard Bay's execution and determined to punish Jackie Cahill and all other responsible parties. She makes a deal with Cahill, offering him immunity on Bay's murder plus the added bonus that she won't announce that he's a snitch and release him into the general prison population if he gives up the shooter. He agrees. After the shooter has been killed by police, Helen reneges on the deal, claiming Jackie hasn't fulfilled the terms of the agreement. Jackie's lawyer protests and drags Helen into court. Meanwhile, Rebecca and Jimmy defend a man on charges that he strangled his wife. Rebecca is adamant about the man's innocence, arguing that the only reason he's being prosecuted is because he was stunned by his wife's death and gave the investigating officer erroneous information. Rebecca and Jimmy are shocked to later learn that their client has a history of strangling both women and chickens.
About The Practice

Title: The Practice
First Air Date: 1997-03-04
Last Air Date: 2004-05-16
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.7/10 (from 106 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 9
Total Episodes: 168
Network: ABC
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: David E. Kelley Productions, Daydreamers Entertainment, Decode Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Television
Synopsis
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”
Cast

Steve Harris
Eugene Young

Camryn Manheim
Ellenor Frutt

Michael Badalucco
Jimmy Berluti

Jessica Capshaw
Jamie Stringer

James Spader
Alan Shore

Rhona Mitra
Tara Wilson