Attorney Elizabeth Canterbury faces skepticism from the public and her own staff when she defends a paroled sex offender accused in the fatal disappearance of a twelve-year-old boy.

Facing a Grand Jury probe that could lead to charges of jury tampering, Elizabeth's relationship with Matt deteriorates after he suggests they have a funeral for their missing son.

Amidst her own considerable legal and marital troubles, Elizabeth defends a sixteen-year-old girl whose best friend has agreed to cooperate with the D.A. in charging her with arranging the murder of a popular classmate.

With Elizabeth's conviction for jury tampering all but certain, Russell strikes back by dredging up DAG Williams' own misconduct in an old murder trial.

Elizabeth battles to get leniency for a rapist who has confessed many years after the crime; memories of his father's past misdeeds prompt Chester to sue slumlord on behalf of a young tenant who was bitten by a rat.