As jury selection gets underway, the entrance of Johnnie Cochran adds an interesting energy to the case.

Christopher Darden and Johnnie Cochran face off in court. Chris has doubts about Mark Fuhrman as a witness. The jury visits the crime scene.

As Marcia Clark juggles her home and work obligations, she starts to feel the public scrutiny of her appearance.

Some conspiracy theories concerning the case start to circulate. The prosecution talk about whether they should have O.J. Simpson try on the glove on in court.

Months into the trial, cut off from their families, society and the media, the jurors grow stir crazy and start becoming unlikely targets for the prosecution and the defense. Meanwhile, the country is introduced to the science of DNA evidence.

Johnnie Cochran and F. Lee Bailey head across the country to get their hands on the Mark Fuhrman tapes. Judge Ito must decide whether the tapes, and the racial epithets they contain, are admissible.

In the season finale, the prosecution and defense make their closing statements; the jurors deliberate; and the verdict is given.