Night Court

- Season 2

(1984)

A young novice nun decides to leave her convent after becoming smitten with Harry.

Bright young public defender Christine Sullivan finds out she still has a lot to learn after her first day in Harry's court, while Harry ends up throwing her overprotective father in jail for insulting him.

On her first day, Public Defender Billie Young takes an aggressive stand in defense of her client against a powerful corporation, a stand that leads to her being jailed for contempt.

A humble man with a $3 million lottery ticket wants Harry to give it away to the most worthy person.

A school-aged computer whiz hacks into the school district's database and takes their permanent records hostage.

When Bull becomes a Volunteer Father to a 13-year-old boy, he is in for a real surprise. He discovers the boy is a girl.

Harry's nemesis, Judge Willard, has him tried before the Judicial Review Board on charges of unprofessional behavior.

When an exclusive house of prostitution gets busted, Judge Harry Stone must decide whether to admit the madam's private diary as evidence in the case against her.

Harry is struck down in the middle of session by crippling stomach pains, but stubbornly refuses medical treatment.

A blizzard traps the gang inside the courthouse without supplies, and an electrical failure traps Dan in an elevator with a gay man who finds him very attractive.

Mac marries a woman he met in Viet Nam and Harry refuses to ignore his duties despite the loss of his sight.

Feeling sorry for Harry on his birthday, Billie takes him to her apartment for a nightcap. They are held up by a burglar, and spend the night tied together.

Dan's extremely rustic parents come to visit him in Manhattan, embarrassing him all night until he disowns them.

A group of mental patients fleeing their hospital run loose in the courtroom, with one, a mute, shutting herself in a closet with a revolver.

Selma's old boyfriend, Marty, comes after her again. While Harry is shut in his office for an annual file review, his super-efficient replacement, Judge Kopelson, charms the entire staff, but a background check reveals him to be a fraud.

A spiritual medium responds to Harry's contempt of court sentence by placing a curse on the courtroom. Harry thinks she's a phony, but Bull collapses, paralyzed, while Dan's accountant drops dead during an audit.

Feeling dissatisfied with his job, Bull becomes interested in a wrestling promoter's offer.

Billie breaks down when her boyfriend David is brought into court on a pickpocketing charge.

Dan becomes engaged to an ugly duckling heiress, but everyone is surprised to hear him swear his feelings are genuine.

When Mac's wife, Quon Le, is accidentally arrested, both realize how much they love each other and decide to live together. Meanwhile, Billie and Dan find themselves competing for a commission appointment.

Yakov's brother wants to defect to the United States; in short order Harry's courtroom is overrun by a Russian circus troupe, agents of the KGB and CIA, and a pair of hot-tempered arms negotiators.

When a wheelchair-bound protégée of Harry's expresses romantic interest in him, he becomes aware of some uncomfortable feelings about her disability.