DENNY CRANE GETS A ONE-TWO PUNCH WHEN HIS TOUGH-AS-NAILS FRIEND ADMITS TO BEING GAY AND ASKS SHIRLEY SCHMIDT TO REPRESENT HIM IN A LAWSUIT, AND KATIE LLOYD ASSISTS NEW FIRM ASSOCIATE WHITNEY ROME IN A CUSTODY BATTLE CASE, ON ABC'S "BOSTON LEGAL"

"Do Tell" � When General "Fitz" Fitzgerald reveals his homosexuality and the army threatens to discharge him, he comes to Crane Poole & Schmidt for help. Denny is shocked by the truth about his old friend and Shirley agrees to take Fitz's case. Meanwhile, Carl Sack asks Katie Lloyd to assist new Crane Poole & Schmidt associate Whitney Rome (Taraji P. Henson) in a custody battle over a nine-year-old bullfighter; and Alan Shore finds himself speaking "word salad" gibberish but won't admit what the cause is, on "Boston Legal," TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Boston Legal" stars James Spader as Alan Shore, John Larroquette as Carl Sack, Christian Clemenson as Jerry Espenson, Gary Anthony Williams as Clarence/Clarice Bell, Tara Summers as Katie Lloyd, Saffron Burrows as Lorraine Weller, Taraji P. Henson as Whitney Rome, with Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt and William Shatner as Denny Crane.

Guest starring are Henry Gibson as Judge Clark Brown, Paul Schulze as JAG Schoenewics, Sam McMurray as General Mark "Fitz" Fitzgerald, Rick Deats as General Milton Eckert, Roma Maffia as Judge Victoria Peyton, Jessica Tuck as Attorney Sheila Zale, Rolando Molina as Miguel Obisbo and Lauri Johnson as Sister Catherine O'Reilly

"Do Tell" was written by Phoef Sutton & Lawrence Broch & David E. Kelley, and directed by Steve Robin.

"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.

This program carries a TV-14,D parental guideline.