Things get hectic in the courtroom as the pregnant women who are sheltering during the hurricane, have a chain reaction of starting their labor and the staff has to deliver a series of babies.

Harry runs into weather related problems as Hurricane Mel heads for Manhattan. The decision is made to continue with court room activities to pass the time which involves a bevy of pregnant women who become trapped in the courthouse during the storm.

The staff of the courtroom becomes upset when they discover that on Florence's birthday, she has reached the Judicial systems mandatory retirement age. They then try to figure out how to get her to be allowed to continue working at her job.

Bull puts his job on the line in order to help a baby orangutan when a animal research Dr. comes into the courtroom with theft charges. Dan has a run-in with a female amnesia victim with completely unexpected consequences.

Harry tries to help a down and out magician that comes into the court room to be tried and turns out to have been his idol and inspiration. Meanwhile, Bull has issues with his paycheck when he discovers that Florence is making quite a bit more than he is.

Florence is taken hostage by a grenade-carrying man who mugged Christine. Dan gets a hot stock tip then tries to come up with money to invest.

Harry loses custody of Leon and bungles a chance to meet Mel Torme.

Mac's in-laws arrive from Vietnam and move in with him and Quon Le, while Harry plans a surprise birthday party in Dan's honor.

Harry becomes a foster father to the courthouse shoeshine boy.

A substitute judge arrests the staff when Harry takes a night off.

Desperate for money, Dan moonlights as a male escort. His second job becomes problematic when the woman he's escorting demands that he sleep with her. Meanwhile, Yakov returns to the courtroom to announce his wife is arriving in America.

Florence discovers that Bull's latest girlfriend is a prostitute.

Harry returns to his job after coping with his inability to help a destitute defendant and her son.

Harry feels helpless when he's forced to rule against victims of circumstance. Meanwhile, Bull gets a new tv and his problems are just beginning.

Harry offers  a taste of freedom to a  pampered rock star who hasn't been alone in public for more than 6 years.

Dan is fired when he fails to get along with his diminutive new boss.

Dan's former college buddy (guest star Jim Bailey) has had a sex-change operation.

Harry meets and falls for a woman while preparing for his annual Halloween party. She then ends up before him in court for dancing around a bonfire in central park with a female friend. Meanwhile a tabloid reporter pops up all over the courthouse trying to get dirt on people.

Mac's grandfather disinherits him after finding that he has married Quon Le, an Asian woman.

Christine's dad shocks her by going out on a date for the first time in 8 years, then he ends up in jail. Meanwhile, Harry and the court staff get stuck with residents of a clothing optional apartment building who show up in the courtroom and take over.

A defendant claiming to be from Saturn holds Dan hostage while demanding transmitter parts so he can contact his home planet.

Harry holds interviews trying to find Selma's replacement, meanwhile Bull goes on a bender while mourning Selma's death.