Ally decided that in order for the firm to get out of the financial crisis it's going through, someone will have to be let go. She chooses Jenny, who between all the lawyers of the firm had the least number of clients and experience. Glenn takes Jenny's dismissal offensively and decides to quit, taking all his clients with him. Ally accepts his resignation, but Victor convinces her to hire him back since the firm can't afford to lose any clients. Glenn and Jenny decide to start a new firm together and leave Cage, Fish & McBeal once and for all. Now the other lawyers will have to do extra work to make up for the loss. Among the changes Ally is making on the firm, she wants Nelle to be nicer and asks her to perform at the bar, something she has never done before. Afraid of embarrassing herself, Nelle goes to Ling for help. They decide to have backing vocals, a plan that backfires when the singer who was going to dub Nelle suddenly loses her voice and Elaine has Claire Otoms to replace he
s05e01 - Friends and Lovers
s05e02 - Judge Ling
s05e03 - Neutral Corners
s05e04 - Fear of Flirting
s05e05 - I Want Love
s05e06 - Lost and Found
s05e07 - Nine One One
s05e08 - Playing with Matches
s05e09 - Blowin' in the Wind
s05e10 - One Hundred Tears
s05e11 - A Kick in the Head
s05e12 - The New Day
s05e13 - Woman
s05e14 - Homecoming
s05e15 - Heart and Soul
s05e16 - Love Is All Around (1)
s05e17 - Love Is All Around (2)
s05e18 - Tom Dooley
s05e19 - Another One Bites The Dust
s05e20 - What I'll Never Do for Love Again
s05e21 - All of Me
s05e22 - Bygones
Ally McBeal is a single, independent woman, who works at a law firm. The series follow Ally throughout her everyday life, and her struggles with dating, friends, and her job.