Charlie jeopardizes Alan's divorce settlement by sleeping with his attorney, Laura (Heather Locklear).
Tropes:
- Artistic License – Law / Karma Houdini: Alan's lawyer commits outright malpractice with no consequences. After Charlie sleeps with her paralegal, she gives Judith and her attorney everything they demand without Alan's consent. First, she can't enter anything into the agreement without Alan's signature, which he wouldn't do, and second, even if she did somehow enter it, she's not acting in Alan's best interests and is liable for damages. In Real Life, the agreement would be illegal, Alan would have gotten a lawyer that would stand up for his rights, and she would have been reported to the Bar Association of California and sued the difference of what she and Alan agreed he would pay and what he would have paid. This is to say nothing of the fact she got Alan to get Charlie to perjure himself and say under oath that Alan bought a set of books before he met Judith (he didn't) - though admittedly, this says more about Charlie than it does her. She does, however, mention that her sleeping with Charlie was a breach of ethics and Alan could sue (though he never does).
- Bedmate Reveal: Charlie explaining how many he slept with as the camera pans out to show him in bed with his brother's divorce lawyer Laura.
