Successful defense lawyer Sadie Ellis begins falling for her charismatic client, who may or may not be guilty of a brutal crime.

Sadie fights for the right of a retired judge to see his wife, whose children believe their mother cannot consent to intimate encounters with their stepfather due to her mental deterioration.

A young woman is sexually assaulted and must go to trial to testify against the man who committed the assault.

Albert and Sadie deal with trust issues as they work on Billy's trial; Peter considered as a run for district attorney.

Sadie and Albert are trying to keep Billy from testifying in his trial; cam struggles with forgiving Peter; Nick and Tiffany defend Nick's former prison friend.

Sadie gives her closing argument in Billy's trial and the jury begins deliberating. Also, Sadie learns about Carolyn's cancer diagnosis, and Tiffany and Cameron defend a woman who murdered her best friend while allegedly sleepwalking.