Episode 23 of "Ally McBeal"
s01e23 These are the Days
Title: These are the Days
Original Air Date: 05/18/1998 on FOX
Director: Jonathan Pontell
Writer: David E. Kelley
Guest Stars: Ken Abraham (Hendrix), Albert Hall (Judge Seymour Walsh), Willie Garson (Alan Farmer), Richard Schiff (Bernie Gilson), Bob Gunton (Michaelson), Rhonda Dotson (Julie Martin), Gerry Vichi (Foreman)
Plot Outline:
Cage must represent his second cousin, a harmless but eccentric man with a Cupid Complex. His cousin was brought up on assault charges for swatting couples in the head with a paddle to goose them into realizing they're in love. On the way out of the courthouse, the client swats Ally and Bobby Donnell, who have grown considerably closer over a case they are co-counseling. The matter entails two men who want the court to order/force a hospital to perform a heart-swap surgery. The judge turns the tables on the lawyers and asks Ally to role-play by pretending she's the judge who must render the ruling. Billy and Georgia realize their relationship is in a rut. They resolve to be less predictable, and spontaneously decide to have sex in the conference room. Ally who always seems to be at the wrong place at the wrong time inadvertently walks in on Georgia and Billy.