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The Bride Wore Blood, Alan's summation


From season 3, ep 17. It's the episode that starts with a bride running through a courthouse covered in blood and carrying the bloody weapon. For his summation, Alan proclaims that his client is innocent and that he will produce the real murderer. He sends Clarence out of the courtroom to bring her in. After a long pause he admits that no one is there, but says to the jury that if anyone looked at the door, then they must think that someone else possible coul have done it and that is reasonable doubt! WTF?
Normally Alan gives outstanding summations, but this one was illogical tripe. It makes no sense at all. Super ninjas from mars could have carried out the crime, but not proving that they didn't is not reasonable doubt. I hope swarmy defence lawyers don't try this in real life, and I doubly hope that the jury never buys it.

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LOL! I must have missed that episode. How on earth did that pan out?
I've seen most of the first three seasons, however I'm starting to lose interest because it seems that Shore always wins no matter how tough the case after pulling out one of his long winded summations plus they keep chopping and changing the main cast. Are seasons 4 & 5 noticeably better or are they pretty much more of the same?

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