L.A. Law

Daniel Morales joins the firm on an episode punctuated by the 1992 L.A. riots. Meanwhile, Becker's case involves a theme park's Homer Simpson character

A murder case comes back to haunt McKenzie; Markowitz returns home to new terrors; Brackman sinks into legal troubles; Becker returns from a global journey; Mullaney considers jumping ship.

Zoey looks for a change; mudslinging follows Rollins; Becker looks inward; and Brackman sees life's underbelly from behind bars.

A case of sour grapes pits sibling winemakers; Roxanne yearns for something to give life purpose; Markowitz goes on an impromptu excursion with Benny.

Becker cozies up to a studio mogul whose daughter's divorce he's handling; McKenzie takes a pro bono case involving a hearing-impaired friend accused of reverse discrimination; Roxanne thinks she's found Mr. Right; Brackman begins his memoirs.

Kelsey fights for a man's right to choose in an injunction against his ex-wife to stop her from using their frozen embryos; Gwen believes someone is stalking her; a gun-toting Markowitz shares a secret with Benny.

The lawyers welcome associate Melina Paros ; Markowitz goes off the deep end while helping Benny; Becker accepts an intricate assignment from Flicker; and Brackman teams with an unlikely partner.

Paros hopes to prove child abuse in a case for the attorney general's office; Becker heads out of town---at knife point; Roxanne and Mullaney share a special gift at Christmas.

A couple whose daughter was murdered try to block the prison release of her killer; Flicker skates on thin ice with Becker; Brackman tries to revitalize his sex life.

The trial of a sexual-bondage dominatrix has ramifications for the firm and World Wide Studios; Rollins defends the right to free artistic expression of a sculptor whose work incited civil unrest.

Markowitz stands up to his attackers; Gwen is jarred by nightmares about Morales's late wife; a topless-club owner faces charges of violating a city decency clause; and a shrewd new admirer goes after Becker.

A man fights to have his girlfriend kept on life support so his unborn child can reach full term; Morales is left holding a smoking gun; Mullaney's hard-drinking father pays an unexpected visit; Markowitz's case is settled.

A widow charges a news photographer with encouraging her late husband's suicide; Mullaney maintains a vigil by his father's hospital bed; and authorities are summoned to locate baby Lucy.

McKenzie pursues a witness who could re-open Osgood's case; a murder-for-hire case involves Paros with a family friend; star-crossed lovers cross literary swords in the courtroom.

Becker takes on a boxer's wife as a client; Kelsey's client boasts of Clinton Administration connections; and Morales defends a man on trial for murdering his daughter's rapist.

A client with tax problems refuses to deal with the IRS unless she gets some respect; and a gay defendant charged with art theft claims he was entrapped by a friendly undercover cop.

Siblings get more than they bargained for in a stamp collection owned by their late father; a postal worker holds his employer responsible for the death of his wife, who was shot by a disgruntled sorter.

An Hispanic construction worker claims he was snowed by a couple who hired him; a divorcing husband rains on his wife's parade; a TV weatherman sues after being replaced by a telegenic comedian.

Descendants of a slave seek the return of their ancestor's paintings, now valuable folk art in the collection of the slave owner's great-great grandson; the results of a restaurant brawl are argued in court; and Benny encourages a mentally handicapped friend to report her rape.

A teacher cleared of molestation charges demands reinstatement by the school that fired him; a baseball fan files assault charges against a player who's tired of his heckling.

A teenage prostitute claims her boyfriend forced her to rob a man; Becker represents a country music star whose wife's career is better than his; and Gwen's teacher makes another sexual advance.

Roxanne delivers Buddy Hackett and much-needed help to Dave Meyer, who breezes back into her life with another sales pitch; Rosalie takes the stand against her rapist; Gwen prepares for the sexual-harassment case against her professor