ALAN SHORE TRIES TO PROVE THAT PATRICE KELLY WAS TEMPORARILY INSANE WHEN SHE COMMITTED MURDER, AND DENNY CRANE FIRES AN ASSOCIATE LAWYER FOR BEING FAT, ON ABC'S "BOSTON LEGAL"

Academy Award-Nominated and Emmy Award-Winning Actress Mare Winningham Guest Stars as Patrice Kelly

"The Object of My Affection" � Alan Shore attempts to prove that Patrice Kelly (Mare Winningham) was temporarily insane when she killed the man who murdered her daughter. Meanwhile, everyone thinks Denny Crane has finally lost it when he fires an associate lawyer for being fat; and Jerry Espenson helps an objectophile and fellow Aspergers syndrome sufferer locate her lost love � a utility box -- on "Boston Legal," TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Editors Note: This episode replaces "Attack of the Xenophobes," which moves to Nov. 13

"Boston Legal" stars James Spader as Alan Shore, John Larroquette as Carl Sack, Christian Clemenson as Jerry Espenson, Gary Anthony Williams as Clarence/Clarice Bell, Tara Summers as Katie Lloyd, Saffron Burrows as Lorraine Weller, Taraji P. Henson as Whitney Rome, with Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt and William Shatner as Denny Crane.

Guest starring are Mare Winningham as Patrice Kelly, Barry Primus as Professor Jeffrey Benoit, Enn Reitel as Father Kevin Maher, Gregg Daniel as Dr. Jason Marcini, Miriam Flynn as Gretchen Winters, Peter Onorati as A.D.A. Stewart Betts, Chuck McCann as Judge Byron Fudd, Khali MacIntyre as Nancy Wilding, Pamela Adlon as Attorney Emma Path, Mary Gross as Leigh Swift, Rod McLachlan as Steve Hughes and Jill Brennan as Gracie Jane

"The Object of My Affection" was written by David E. Kelley & Corinne Brinkerhoff and directed by Eric Stoltz.

"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-PG,D,L,V parental guideline.