The Out-of-Towners

what happens

Heeding the request of counsel to deliver one of her ""rants"" at a sentencing hearing, Amy lectures a young drug dealer whose mother has made tremendous sacrifices to provide him with a better life; much to Peter's dismay, Maxine accepts a date from an attractive man she meets at the diner; Amy gets ""backwater detail"" subbing for another judge, and travels with Bruce to a small town to hear a case centered on the misdiagnosis and overmedication of its teenage boys; as her abductor's case comes to trial, Lisa and Vincent argue when her fears for the possibility of acquittal, and thus her safety, increase; pending the outcome of an investigation, Susie is back at work after a one week paid suspension and, over Maxine's objections, sets in motion a chain of events which eventually leads to the death of a young mother; Amy and Bruce have divergent reactions when confronted with intolerance during their trip; Maxine unsuccessfully tries to resign, and ends up being blackmailed into acceptin

who made it

written

David W. Zucker, Hart Hanson

guest cast

Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.

• Jillian Armenante as Donna Kozlowski
• L. Scott Caldwell as Tanya Miller
• Zach Grenier as Dr. Norman Golden
• Allan Rich as Jim Southam
• Samantha Shelton as Evie Martell
• Richard Crenna as Jared Duff
• Al Sapienza as Greg Christofaro
• Brian Poth as Nick Dobson