Episode 71 of "Ally McBeal"
s04e04 Without a Net
English title: Without a Net
Original title: Without A Net
Original Air Date: 11/13/2000 on FOX
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: David E. Kelley
Guest Stars: Terry Urdang (Andrea), Joe Ochman (Patron #1), Don McManus (Harrod), Lisa Brounstein (Beatrice), William Russ (Michael), Louie Anderson (therapist), Michael Vartan (Jonathan Basset), Karen Furno (clerk), Gail Bearden (patron #2), Jeffery Osbourne (himself)
Plot Outline:
Ally runs into Kimmie Bishop, an old friend of hers from college. Ally makes fun of her in front of her fellow puritan friends, and Kimmie is so outraged she decides to sue Ally for defamation. Instead of having someone from the office to defend her, Ally hires therapist/lawyer Larry Paul. When Renee tells her he's married, Ally freaks. At the bar, while trying to decide if she would date a father or a son, she sees Larry with Nelle. Turns out he's divorced, and so Larry dumps Nelle to go out with Ally. Meanwhile, Mark is having a hard time at the office because nobody approves his relationship with Cindy, so he breaks up with her.