An ethical debate stirs up Canterbury & Associates when Elizabeth (Julianna Margulies) defends a confessed r****t in a case that is influenced by the press. Chester (Keith Robinson) takes on a lawsuit that conflicts with his father's political goals, while Molly (Trieste Kelly Dunn) anxiously awaits the results of her bar exam.

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.

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