ALAN DEFENDS A WOMAN WHO IS ACCUSED OF KILLING HER FIANC�E, CLAIRE BEGRUDGINGLY TAKES ON THE CASE OF A MAN ACCUSED OF STEALING A CELL PHONE, AND BETHANY THINKS DENNY IS A BIGOT, ON ABC�S �BOSTON LEGAL�

Megan Mullally (�Will & Grace�) Guest Stars

�The Bride Wore Blood� � Two-time Emmy Award winner Megan Mullally (�Will & Grace�) guest stars as Renata Hill, a former lover and co-worker of Alan Shore�s. No stranger to trouble, Renata reunites with Shore as she dashes down the courthouse hallway wearing a bloody wedding gown, carrying a bloody pair of scissors and proclaiming her innocence in the murder of her betrothed. Meanwhile, Claire Simms gets stuck defending a cocky young man accused of stealing a cell phone, and Denny Crane tries to understand why Bethany Horowitz thinks he�s a bigot, on �Boston Legal,� TUESDAY, MARCH 20 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

�Boston Legal� stars James Spader as Alan Shore, Julie Bowen as Denise Bauer, Mark Valley as Brad Chase, Rene Auberjonois as Paul Lewiston, Constance Zimmer as Claire Simms and Gary Anthony Williams as Clarence/Clarice Bell, with Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt and William Shatner as Denny Crane.

Guest starring are Megan Mullally as Renata Hill, Meredith Eaton-Gilden as Bethany Horowitz, William Russ as A.D.A. Christopher Palmer, Michael Ensign as Judge Paul Resnick, Debra Mooney as Judge Patrice Webb, Lovensky Jean-Baptiste as Jerome Harris, Patrick Renna as A.D.A. Warren Peters, Judith Moreland as Detective Ellen Adams, Pete Gardner as Mr. Nayman, Jake Richardson as Graham and Michael P. McGill as Officer Brian Whistler.

�The Bride Wore Blood� was written by Susan Dickes & David E. Kelley and directed by Mike Listo.

�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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