Ted needs Amanda's help with a new prosecutor in Lester's cuddle trial. Erica squares off against Rick to stop him from poaching a client. Stuart and Samantha argue over Rick's position in the firm. In the past, Ted improvises after losing a witness.
Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point and to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can't help but mix their personal and professional lives.