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"Creatures of Habit"
Episode: 501
Writer: Robert Wuhl & Allan Stephan
Director: Robert Wuhl
Arliss buys a rare piece of memorabilia, and sends a client to a hypnotist to help him quit chewing tobacco. When treatment appears to work, Arliss sends Kirby there to quit gambling. Meanwhile, Rita tries to keep an LPGA client from falling off the wagon.
Guests: Amy Alcott, Jamal Anderson, Linda Cohn, Susan Hunt, Kevin Kennedy, Joe Morgan
"Making Things Happen"
Episode: 502
Writer: Matt McGuinness
Director: Michael Grossman
Arliss learns that a good friend and client, who is about to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, is being charged with domestic abuse. Meanwhile, Rita's activist friend sides with the client's wife.
Guests: Ernie Banks, Frank Deford, Rollie Fingers, Roy Jones, Jr., Steve Lyons, Gary Miller, Robert Shapiro, Dave Winfield
"I Get Involved"
Episode: 503
Writer: Nunzio DeFilippis & Christina Weir
Director: Melanie Mayron
Arliss has to walk the fence when two clients, both teammates, are dating the same girl. Rita plays Cyrano for one of the clients, and a TV reporter shows up to do a "Where Are They Now?" segment on Kirby.
Guests: Marshall Faulk, Derek Fisher, Jerry Jones, Jeff Lurie, Wade Phillips
"Comings and Goings"
Episode: 504
Writer: Barry Gold
Director: Melanie Mayron
Arliss must help a client bury his mother. Meanwhile, Stanley's having a run of bad luck that threatens his chess game, so he goes looking for a "slumpbuster." And Kirby comes face-to-face with his own slumpbuster from 18 years ago, and must face the consequences.
Guests: Tony Gonzalez, Lincoln Kennedy, Carl Lewis, Stuart Scott
"It's Who You Know"
Episode: 505
Writer: David Rothenberg
Director: Rina Sternfeld
Arliss tries to talk the "pot dealer to the NBA" out of retiring by offering to get his kid into a fancy private school. Meanwhile, Rita plays a relationship with a physical trainer by "The Rules."
Guests:
"The Value of Honesty"
Episode: 506
Writer: Joan Ackermann
Director: John Murray
Arliss has an affair with a WNBA coach, but his client (also the coach's star player) wants her fired. Meanwhile, in the aftermath of a wild birthday celebration, Kirby and Rita suspect they may have "done it."
Guests: Eric Dickerson, Jose Lima
"The Sum of the Parts"
Episode: 507
Writer: Barry Gold & Matt McGuinness
Director: Steve Confer
A baseball client needs a kidney, and Arliss tries to convince the player's minor-league brother to donate his. Meanwhile, a soccer client scores a goal for the opposing team, causing him to take refuge at Rita's apartment while Kirby goes into hiding.
Guests: Jesse Armstead, Steve Francis, Kevin Greene, Pat O'Brien
"Honoring Our Past"
Episode: 508
Writer: Sam Kass
Director: Steve Confer
When one of his boxing clients enlists in the Army, Arliss tries to figure out a way to get him out. Meanwhile, Stanley and a native-American tribal chief attempt to get a football team to change its "offensive" mascot.
Guests: Seth Abraham, Denny Neagle, Bruce Smith
"When Opportunity Knocks"
Episode: 509
Writer: Nunzio DeFilippis & Christina Weir
Director: Linda Rockstroh
Arliss, Rita and Stanley must deal with Kirby's absence when he leaves the agency to join a fledgling football league run by a flashy TV producer.
Guests: Doug Flutie, Barry Larkin, Alex Ochoa, Joe Piscopo, Jeremy Roenick
"Last Call"
Episode: 510
Writer: Norman Chad
Director: Timothy Marx
Arliss tries to get a dotcom millionaire team owner to re-sign an aging broadcaster who may be losing his touch. Rita ghostwrites a column for Arliss, and Kirby helps discipline Stanley's unruly dog.
Guests: Tommy Lasorda, Al Leiter, Rudy Martzke, Jon Miller, Lamar Odom
"The Fire Within"
Episode: 511
Writer: Joan Ackermann & Kevin Falls
Director: Lev Spiro
Arliss pursues popular mascot Reggie the Rooster, using a fundraiser Stanley has organized for another mascot, who was injured in the line of duty. Rita takes up boxing after a series of obscene phone calls.
Guests: Laila Ali, Baron Davis, Jason Giambi, Jeremy Giambi, Tracy McGrady, Luc Robitaille, Dan Wilkinson
"Where There's a Will"
Episode: 512
Writer: Allan Stephan
Director: Michael Grossman
Arliss is named executor of a superstar jockey's will, which leaves everything to his wife - but he had two wives. Kirby discovers that his former coach is now homeless.
Guests: Keith Van Horn
"The Truth Shall Set You Free"
Episode: 513
Writer: Joan Ackermann & Matt McGuinness
Director: Melanie Mayron
Arliss' ne'er-do-well brother Archie uses his name to further a scam. Kirby and Stanley plot their own scam on a stadium concession millionaire.
Guests: Jim Brown, Ryan Klesko, Leonard Maltin, Lawrence Taylor
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