Motion Sickness

what happens

When Amy is transferred to criminal court, Bruce stays behind in juvenile court, and she inherits Spencer, an insolent clerk; Lauren has an extremely unhappy first day at junior high, but things brighten up on day two when, much to her mother's dismay, she finds a boyfriend who is a year older; after accepting Stuart's proposal, Amy begins to have nightmares about the wedding; recently unemployed as a result of budget cuts, Donna helps Peter care for his sons while Gillian languishes in a coma; Ellen, D.C.F.'s newest employee, uses her experience as a former foster child to help Maxine deal with a teenager who's run away from her foster home; fed up with his impudence and disloyalty, Amy fires Spencer and hires Donna, who's recently graduated from law school; Amy's predecessor in the criminal division threatens her with retribution after she considers overturning his decision to suppress evidence in a capital murder case; Gillian finally emerges from her coma.

who made it

directed

James Frawley

guest cast

Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.

• Timothy Omundson as Sean Potter
• WWhitney Sloan as Kelly Mitchell
• June Squibb as Louise Flowers (uncredited)
• Don Johnson as Defense Attorney
• Katherine LaNasa as Atty. Yvonne Dunbar
• Adrian Pasdar as David McClaren
• Laura Regan as Ellen Brady
• Nancy Stafford as Judge Bell