The Paper Chase
Laura's Struggle
Season 3, Episode 4 · Aired 1985-05-28
Synopsis
To cope with the increasing pressure of Law School, Laura develops a growing dependency on drugs. Bell notices that Laura s dependency is being bolstered by an additional workload, but his attempts to intervene are pushed aside by Laura.
In the series
This episode is part of The Paper Chase (1978–1979) on CBS.
Law school as blood sport — Professor Kingsfield terrifies a generation of pre-law kids.
Key cast
- John Houseman as Professor Charles Kingsfield
- James Stephens as James T. Hart
- Tom Fitzsimmons as Franklin Ford III
- James Keane as Willis Bell