Predictive Neglect

what happens

Amy is dismayed when the courthouse cleaning lady tries to fix her up with her son amid gossip about David's departure; Lauren pesters Amy to send her to rock star camp; political posturing makes life at D.C.F. more miserable than usual until Maxine comes up with an inspired solution to the problem and is able to reunite a mother with her sons; when Amy presides over a shoplifting case, she discovers that the case is rooted in the neglect of two children -- the plaintiff and the daughter of the plaintiff's famous defense attorney; David sends Amy a postcard from Houston; Kyle quits his job to reassess his future after he discovers that his father died never having pursued his true passion in life; Maxine has a little tiff with Ignacio over his qualms about Courtney's dating Sean because of their cultural differences, and Amy is surprised when Bruce agrees with Ignacio; Maxine grieves the loss of her brother, and is especially saddened when her sister-in-law asks that she not attend th

who made it

directed

James Frawley

guest cast

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

• Timothy Omundson as Sean Potter
• Aria Wallace as Jessica Adelstein
• Cheech Marin as Ignacio Messina
• Jay R. Ferguson as Dr. Todd Hooper
• Sharon Lawrence as Andrea Adelstein
• Barbara Babcock as Diane McCarty
• Joseph Hacker as Ron Sanford
• Julie Payne as Nancy Kolnikoff