SHIRLEY SCHMIDTS ATTEMPTS TO REASON WITH HER DEPRAVED KIDNAPPER, AND DENNY CRANE IS OVERCOME WITH JEALOUSY BY THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN ALAN SHORE AND JERRY ESPENSON, ON ABC�S �BOSTON LEGAL�

�On the Ledge,� Part 2 � Shirley Schmidt attempts to reason with her kidnapper, the peculiar Lincoln Meyer (David Dean Botrell), who turns out to be significantly more depraved than she realized. Meanwhile, Jerry Espenson�s (Christian Clemenson) legal skills shine as he and Alan Shore defend a woman accused of killing her ex-girlfriend, and Denny Crane is overcome with jealousy when he catches Jerry and Alan bonding over Scotch and cigars, on �Boston Legal,� TUESDAY, MARCH 13 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on The ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 11/28/06)

�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 starring are Christian Clemenson as Jerry Espenson, Laura Leighton as Erica Dolenz, Delta Burke as Bella Horowitz, Missi Pyle as Renee Winger, David Dean Botrell as Lincoln Meyer, Michael Ensign as Judge Paul Resnick, Patrick Breen as A.D.A. Otto Beedle, John Thaddeus as Detective John Stephenson, Jim Ortlieb as Dr. George Murrow, Cameron Daddo as Sean Wilkes, Ellen Bry as Attorney Shelby Morris, Nigel Gibbs as Detective Wade Spindle and Jill Brennan as Gracie Jane. Additional guest cast TBD.

�On the Ledge� was written by David E. Kelley and directed by Bill D�Elia.

�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,V parental guideline.