DENNY CRANE IS ARRESTED YET AGAIN, THIS TIME FOR CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPON WITH WHICH HE SHOT A MAN WHO WAS TRYING TO MUG HIM AND JERRY ESPENSON, AND ALAN SHORE TRIES TO HELP A SEX SURROGATE � WITH WHOM HE SHARES A PAST � GAIN JOINT CUSTODY OF HER DAUGHTER, ON ABC'S "BOSTON LEGAL"

"Dances with Wolves" � Denny Crane is arrested � yet again � for carrying a concealed firearm after he shoots a man in self defense who's attempting to mug him and Jerry Espenson. Meanwhile, Alan Shore fights for a sex surrogate's right to joint custody of her daughter -- while grappling with the fact that he was a former client of hers -- on "Boston Legal," MONDAY, OCTOBER 6 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Boston Legal" stars James Spader as Alan Shore, John Larroquette as Carl Sack, Christian Clemenson as Jerry Espenson, Tara Summers as Katie Lloyd, with Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt and William Shatner as Denny Crane.

Guest starring are Lainie Kazan as Judge Paula Stern, Henry Gibson as Judge Clark Brown, Jane Lynch as Joanna Monroe, Pamela Adlon as Attorney Emma Path, William Russ as A.D.A. Christopher Palmer, Chris Butler as Officer Kent Stone, Avery Kidd Waddell as Dan and Brian Howe as Martin Monrow.

"Dances with Wolves" was written by Susan Dickes & David E. Kelley and directed by Jim Bagdonas.

"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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