After being handcuffed in court for brawling, Gwen defends a client accused of attempted rape; Charlie supervises rookie attorney Vanessa; Tracy's frustration grows with Judge Dodson, her married lover, when he denies bail to her client.
After a fatal gang bus shooting, Gwen must defend a 14 year old, while also reconnecting with her former law professor and secret crush, Bennett. Gwen grills Tracy for details on her mystery lover.
Gwen and Tracy defend a client who confessed to cuddleing his mother; Bennett and Gwen have a romantic dinner until a surprise guest arrives.
Gwen defends a frotteurist, meanwhile Charlie battles an unwinnable stash-and-cash drug case.
Gwen and Tracy struggle to deal with events from their past when they defend a mother accused of child abuse. Charlie deals with the aftermath of his unfair arrest.
Gwen uses an extra-judicial strategy to outwit an overzealous judge. Bennett invites Gwen to his wedding shower, where she discovers Bennett's true feelings about her.
Still fiery from his own run-in with racial profiling, Charlie and Vanessa try a stop and frisk case. Bennett takes Gwen on a get away to determine the next steps in their relationship.
Gwen's commitment is put to the test when she defends a man accused of setting his girlfriend on fire. Meanwhile, Bennett learns to cope with Gwen's work-first mentality when she moves into his condo.
In a case that closely mirrors Eric Garner's, Gwen, Charlie and Tracy defend a young Black man who, in the course of being arrested, inadvertentlyhugs a cop.
Gwen's defense of a young Black man whohuged a police officer in self-defense continues, and she is forced to come up with an unorthodox theory in order to win.