| "Schmidt Happens" | |
|---|---|
| Season One, Episode 11. Characters appear {{{characters}}}. #11 in series (101 episodes) (1AJQ12) | |
| Season | One |
| Episode | 11 |
| Episode Overall | 11 |
| Production number | 1AJQ12 |
| Air Date | January 9, 2005 |
| Written by | David E. Kelley |
| Directed by | Allison Lidi |
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Shirley Schmidt joins the cast as a founding partner of the firm – and former lover of Denny Crane – who lends zeal to a suit against the U.S. over its foreign policy in Sudan. Elsewhere, an apparent matricide embroils Shore with a client who's clearly over the edge.
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Cast
Starring
- James Spader as Alan Shore
- Monica Potter as Lori Colson
- Rhona Mitra as Tara Wilson
- Lake Bell as Sally Heep
- Mark Valley as Brad Chase
- Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt
- William Shatner as Denny Crane
Guest starring
- Leslie Jordan as Bernard Ferrion
- Brenda Wehle as Judge O'Keefe
- GregAlan Williams as John Zenawi
- Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as Nora Jacobs
- Lisa Kaminir as D. A. Valerie Murrow
- Michael Wiseman as D.A. Bret Haber
- Tony Pasqualini as U.S. Attorney Joyner
- Rene Auberjonois as Paul Lewiston
Co-starring
- Fiona Hale as Mrs. Ferrion
- Ron Butler as Dr. Kohler
- Thom Gossom, Jr. as Judge Blake Winters
- Rhomeyn Johnson as Detective Willet
- Alex Paez as Officer Coulier
- Obie Sims as Paramedic
- Phillip Palmer as Newscaster
- Crystal Allen as Maddie Tyler
- S. Zylan Brooks as Clerk
- Barry Sigismondi as Officer James
- Ray Laska as Judge James Billmeyer