SINCE THE FBI CAN�T GET INVOLVED, DENISE BAUER AND BRAD CHASE CARRY OUT THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION IN THE FRANTIC SEARCH FOR A KIDNAPPED FOUR-YEAR-OLD, AND DENNY CRANE SHOOTS A HOMELESS MAN -- WITH A PAINTBALL GUN -- ON ABC�S �BOSTON LEGAL�

�Gone� � While Denise Bauer shops with her housekeeper and the woman�s four-year-old son, the unthinkable happens when the boy is kidnapped by a known pedophile. An FBI special agent tells them that technicalities prevent the Bureau from getting involved, but he strongly suggests that, as private citizens, Denise and Brad Chase conduct their own investigation. Their frantic search eventually takes them to Father Ryan (Richard Fancy), a priest who refuses to help since he can�t break his confessional seal. Meanwhile, a homeless man throws a rock at Denny Crane for not acknowledging his request for money and Denny shoots him � with a paintball gun. When the man shows up at Crane, Poole & Schmidt for compensation, Denny adamantly refuses to consider his request, but Alan Shore takes the man�s case, pitting the friends against each other, on �Boston Legal,� TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6 (10:00 -11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

Boston Legal� stars James Spader as Alan Shore, Julie Bowen as Denise Bauer, Mark Valley as Brad Chase, Rene Auberjonois as Paul Lewiston, Justin Mentell as Garrett Wells and Ryan Michelle Bathe as Sara Holt, with Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt and William Shatner as Denny Crane.

Guest starring are Patrick Renna as Warren Peters, Michael Kenneth Williams as Randall Kirk, Jill Brennan as Gracie Jane, Steve Ryan as Special Agent Kevin Drummond, Billy Mayo as Detective Sean Wilkins, Dominic Comperatore as Joe Martini, Dianna Miranda as Helena Perez, Aramis Knight as Tito Perez, Lou Volpe as Dominic Martini, Roberta Orlandi as Marissa Martini, Richard Fancy as Father Michael Ryan, Joyce Greenleaf as Sister Mary Flagerty, Bobby Ray Shafer as Smith, Buddy Lewis as Wesson, Kevin Farrell as salesman and Shania Accius as nurse.

The teleplay for �Gone� was written by David E. Kelley with the story by David E. Kelley & Jonathan Shapiro. The episode was directed by Mel Damski.

��Boston Legal� is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC�s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

This program carries a TV-14,D,V parental guideline.