Elizabeth's (Julianna Margulies) outlook is bleak as the lawsuit filed against her could leave her disbarred, or worse, in prison. Her father (Guest Star Harris Yulin) attempts to lift her spirits, but in the end Elizabeth's future will rest on the shoulders of her lawyer and partner, Russell (Ben Shenkman).

Despite the legal malpractice charges filed against her, Elizabeth (Julianna Margulies) takes on a case involving a dead teenage girl and her two backstabbing classmates who may know the truth about her killer. Elizabeth will go to any length to prove her client's innocence, even if it means incriminating her own reputation.

The tables turn when prosecutor Zach Williams' (Terry Kinney) accusations force Elizabeth Canterbury (Julianna Margulies) to defend a new client - herself. Pressured by his father to find a new job, Chester (Keith Robinson) must choose between sticking by Canterbury's side or jumping ship. Meanwhile Molly (Trieste Kelly Dunn) conceals a secret about her legal credentials that could jeopardize the entire firm.

When a new client (Pruitt Taylor Vince) claiming to hear voices in his head walks into her office with a dead body, Elizabeth (Julianna Margulies) finds herself straying from the cold hard facts in favor of the unexplainable. Meanwhile her son Sam's absence still plagues Elizabeth's relationship with her husband Matt (Aidan Quinn), who suffers through another unsuccessful round of marriage counseling.

Elizabeth Canterbury (Julianna Margulies) takes a case that hits close to home as she defends a young man accused of kidnapping and murdering a little boy. Much to the chagrin of her partner Russell Krauss (Ben Shenkman), Elizabeth will do whatever it takes to prove her client's innocence - even if it means bending the law. She enlists the help of her colleagues Chester (Keith Robinson) and Molly (Trieste Dunn), and that of a private investigator, Frank Angstrom (James McCaffrey), with whom she happens to be having an affair. Tension runs high between Elizabeth and her husband Matt (Aidan Quinn) as their marriage struggles to recover from the loss of their young son, Sam.

Beth Littleford runs down the happenings in entertainment, from Julianna Margulies's costly decision to Jim Jones's anniversary.

Julianna Margulies praises George Clooney for his business savvy.

Kevin sits down with one of the stars of Snakes On a Plane, Julianna Margulies

Bernadette (Julianna Margulies) asks Desmond (Pierce Brosnan) to give up drinking.

Katie (Emily Browning) tells Maureen (Julianna Margulies) to get off the ship.