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The Next Life

After deciding to work together, Nick and Burton Fallin return to the old offices of Fallin & Associates to create a new firm, Fallin & Fallin. Finally working on equal ground, Nick and Burton's first big client turns out to be Allegheny County Hospital, which is under scrutiny as one of the nurses is arrested and confesses to killing patients in the oncology department during his shifts. The hospital faces several potential lawsuits from the family members of the patients who died. To assemble a strong team of attorneys, Nick and Burton bring in James Mooney to help with the case but soon discover that his grandmother died in that very hospital just a few months earlier. James immediately removes himself from the case but he eventually gives into his desire to fight for the underdogs and tries to find representation for the family members. Meanwhile, Nick is also thrown into a case as a favor to Laurie Solt, where he must defend a child's right to attend an adoption party. This is a concept that Alvin Masterson finds reprehensible, as he believes it treats the children as though they are cattle to be sold at market.

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  • Originally Aired October 15, 2002
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Production Code 204
  • Network CBS
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Name Type Role
David Hollander Writer
Rick Eid Writer
Sarah Zinsser Guest Star
Roger Guenveur Smith Guest Star
Ken Rosier Guest Star
Lee Ryan Guest Star
Sarah Rayne Guest Star
Floyd Van Buskirk Guest Star
BK Kennelly Guest Star
Kerry Washington Guest Star
Harry Johnson Guest Star
Jacob Price Guest Star
Victor McCay Guest Star
Joan Tewkesbury Director