Episode 62 of "Boston Legal"
s03e18 Son of the Defender
Title: Son of the Defender
Original Air Date: 04/03/2007
Plot Outline:
A man with a decades-long grudge against Denny Crane and his late attorney father takes the firm hostage, forcing staff at Crane, Poole & Schmidt to re-try a murder case in which a young Denny ensured the defendants acquittal. Scenes from a 50-year-old television pilot, The Defender featuring a young William Shatner are incorporated into the episode to show what transpired during the original case that led to the modern day hostage taking. Meanwhile, Alan Shores attempt to defend an accused prostitute lands him in jail for contempt of court.