Marcie faces off against a former colleague in her defence of Willy, a working poor dad accused of drunk driving. Pam hits Colleen's bureaucratic red tape when she volunteers to represent a disinherited friend. Marcie struggles to overcome her anger at the pastor who she believes helped drive her aunt to suicide.

Marcie takes on the case of a dismissed police officer who killed a local woman during a high-speed chase through the streets of North Preston; Pam fights for a single mother charged with prostitution and fraud.

Marcie faces off against old friends and foes during her professional responsibility hearing. Doug and Ellery get a front-row seat to how the Clawfords deal with their enemies.