The Plane Mutiny

what happens

On his way to Chicago for an important new client pitch, Brackman takes on the airline that refuses to allow him to disembark in the middle of a four hour delay, and phones the firm to get a court order freeing him, which in turn gets him promptly arrested as soon as he sets foot in the terminal for using a cell phone on the plane; Sifuentes hires a beautiful private investigator who doesn't pull any punches in helping him track down an elusive witness; when the partners realize how much money Becker is making on the video, they demand a cut of his multi-million dollar profits; Van Owen is impressed by Sifuentes when they go up against each other in a murder-for-hire conspiracy case, and shocks him when she gives into a whim and shows the depth of her admiration; Brackman emerges victorious twice over when the charges against him are dismissed and he gets the new Chicago business; Melman gets something to think about when she learns how the million dollar profits of Becker's video will

who made it

directed

Sandy Smolan

written

Steven Bochco, William M. Finkelstein, David E. Kelley

guest cast

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

• Mike Muscat as Bessen
• SStuart Nisbet as Grant
• Philip Sterling as Judge Jonathan Cramer
• Michael Durrell as Joseph Schaeffer
• Lindsay Frost as Stephanie Hall
• Dann Florek as Dave Meyer
• Kathleen Lloyd as Adrian Joyner
• Graham Beckel as Willie Kosar