Alice defends a bipolar woman, a man caught in a battle between feuding lovers, an illiterate man, and a Jamaican man with one leg.

Alice tries to convince a couple that one of them must go to prison so that the other can stay home and raise their children.

Elliot hires a private investigator to help with his case; Alice juggles two clients, one charged with assault and the other suspiciously eager to go to prison.

James helps a drug dealer prove he has been framed; Alice defends a street kid charged with aggressive panhandling.

A woman is accused of stalking her ex-boyfriend and his girlfriend; an 18-year-old is pressured to cover for a drug dealer.

Alice represents a crack addict and her sister; James defends a man who gave his younger brother heroin.

Elliot defends an exotic dancer charged with soliciting sex; Alice represents a woman accused of trying to push a passerby onto the subway tracks.

Elliot needs a favor from Rosemary to successfully defend a client; Alice defends a schizophrenic woman accused of pushing a passerby on the subway.

A reverend deals drugs; a mother uses her kids as decoys to shoplift; a woman sets fire to her own home.

Brothers confess to the same crime; woman steals a baby she thought was her own; a bad job reference leads to a violent assault.

Businessmen are caught in an all night massage parlour; drug dealers turn themselves in; a man threatens to go postal in bail court.