Episode 24 of "Ally McBeal"
s02e01 The Real World
Title: The Real World
Original Air Date: 09/14/1998 on FOX
Director: Jonathan Pontell
Writer: David E. Kelley
Guest Stars: Mark Ankeny (Foreman), Susan Krebs (Judge Kensington), Julie Sanford (Juror), Caitlin Dulany (Laura Jewell)
Plot Outline:
Feeling nervous that the firm is not making enough money, Fish and Cage decide to hire another associate, a "rainmaker" who can bring in lucrative clients. They hire Nelle Porter, an attractive, late 20's litigator from a respectable firm. On her first day, Nelle manages to irritate Ally, Georgia and Elaine, but Fish and Cage seem very pleased with her. Ally defends a woman in her late-30's accused of having sex with a minor. When the boy testifies, Ally finds herself attracted to him. Meanwhile, Cage takes on a case of a woman who is suing for wrongful dismissal from a travel agency. When the lawyers first meet the woman, they are stunned by her appearance. In Memory of PHIL LEEDS April 16, 1916 - August 16, 1998