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Compromising Positions: Directed by Jonathan Pontell. With Calista Flockhart, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Greg Germann, Lisa Nicole Carson. Ally is dismayed to be assigned as a litigator for humiliated firm partner John Cage.
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- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Jonathan Pontell
- 1997-09-15
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Compromising Positions is the second episode of Season One and the second episode in Ally McBeal.
Ally meets the firm's other founding partner and she defends him on charges of soliciting a prostitute. She also feels like a prostitute herself when Fish asks her to date a prospective client.
Ally finally meets the firm's other founding partner-John Cage-when Fish assigns her and Billy to defend Cage on charges of Cage soliciting a prostitute. At the hearing, Billy asks for a sidebar, and it becomes immediately clear that he and the judge know each other well. To Ally's shock, the judge drops the charges against Cage. That night, Ally dines with Fish, a prospective client Ronald Cheanie and 50- ish Whipper Cone, who turns out to be Fish's girlfriend. Ally realizes her own role is Cheanie's date and cannot help feeling like a prostitute herself. Later, on her way to the bathroom, Ally is shocked to see Cheanie kissing Whipper.
In the morning, Elaine explains that Judge Boyle attended Billy's bachelor party, at which both Billy and the judge partook of a prostitute's services. Ally immediately confronts Billy and he maintains the incident is inconsequential, because men can separate love and physical sex. Cheanie, who still has questions about the firm, asks Ally to have drinks with him. That night, Ally is still uncomfortable in front of Cheanie. When he expresses concerns about the firm's morals, Ally reveals she saw him kiss Whipper. She expects another 'guys will be guys' line, but discovers that Cheanie is as horrified by cheap sex as she is. Ally however still cannot help being attracted to him. Cheanie pecked Ally which she enjoys. In the morning, Ally still cannot believe she is attracted to Cheanie. At the office, Fish pops champagne and announces that Cheanie has signed on as a client. Ally, still uncomfortable, tells Fish about Cheanie kissing Whipper and Fish is devastated. Ally tells Billy about the situation and he wonders if he should tell Georgia about the bachelor party prostitute. Ally also finally confronts Whipper-who turns out to be a judge. Whipper says Cheanie's kiss was flattering, but nothing more. Later, Georgia asks Ally out to lunch. Cage makes an image-saving speech to the office staff, saying hiring a prostitute was more noble than using another woman for meaningless sex and everyone applauds except Ally. Billy starts to make his confession to Georgia, but Ally interrupts and keeps Billy from making a fool of himself. At lunch, Ally and Georgia talk about the differences between men and women.
Ally: I think I need to believe that it works.
Billy: What works?
John Hamm can be seen at the end of this episode in his very first acting role as 'Gorgeous Guy at Bar'.
Pearl's a Singer (cover) | Vonda Shepard
Grain of sand | Vonda Shepard
Starring
Calista Flockhart as Ally McBeal
Courtney Thorne-Smith as Georgia Thomas
Greg Germann as Richard Fish
Lisa Nicole Carson as Renée Raddick
Jane Krakowski as Elaine Vassal
David E. Kelley - Executive Producer
Jeffrey Kramer - Co-Executive Producer
Mike Listo - Producer
Jonathan Pontell - Producer
Robert Breech - Co-Producer
Pamela J. Wisne - Co-Producer
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Ally McBeal – Season 1, Episode 2. Ally is duped by Richard and Whipper into a double date and winds up falling for her selected partner; John is arraigned on solicitation charges.
Sep 15, 1997 · Ally is furious, but Cheanie turns out to be handsome and intelligent. Fish's partner, John Cage faces fines, jail, and public humiliation. To her dismay, Ally is assigned to be a litigator.
Sep 16, 1997 · Fish invites Ally along to dinner with a very wealthy potential client, Ronald Cheanie. Unbeknownst to Ally, the dinner is really a double date with Fish and his girlfriend, Whipper. Ally is furious, but Cheanie turns out to be handsome and intelligent.
