ALAN SHORE�S ATTRACTION TO SHIRLEY SCHMIDT INCREASES, DENNY CRANE FINDS HIMSELF ATTRACTED TO A FEISTY, SMALL-STATURED WOMAN, AND JEFFREY COHO CONTINUES HIS DEFENSE IN THE MOST HIGH PROFILE MURDER CASE BOSTON HAS SEEN, ON ABC�S �BOSTON LEGAL�

Guest Stars Include Katy Sagal

�Fine Young Cannibal� � Alan Shore�s attraction to Shirley Schmidt increases as the two of them handle the case of a homeless man accused of cannibalism; Denny Crane finds himself drawn to the feisty, small-statured Bethany (Meredith Eaton-Gilden) while he helps her try a case against an HMO; and Jeffrey Coho continues his defense of accused murderer Scott Little (Ashton Holmes) in the most high profile murder case Boston has seen in years, on �Boston Legal,� TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10 (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 and Craig Bierko as Jeffrey Coho, with Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt and William Shatner as Denny Crane.

Guest cast appearing in the episode include Constance Zimmer as Claire Simms, Henry Gibson as Judge Clark Brown, Betty White as Catherine Piper, Ashton Holmes as Scott Little, Mike Binder as Clarence Nichols, Currie Graham as A.D.A. Frank Ginsberg, Meredith Eaton-Gilden as Bethany Horowitz, Jan Hoag as Jane Baker, Katey Sagal as Barbara Little, Thom Gossom, Jr. as Judge Blake Winters, David Dean Bottrell as Lincoln Meyer, Armin Shimmerman as Judge Brian Hooper, Mark L. Taylor as Attorney Adam Jovanka, Curtis Armstrong as Dr. Zachary Simon, Jill Brennan as Gracie Jane, Tyler Labine as A.D.A. Jonathan Winant and Leah Lail as Annie Spotnick.

�Fine Young Cannibal� was written by David E. Kelley & Susan Dickes and directed by Bob Yannetti.

�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.

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