A high school history teacher and family man is arrested, charged with the rape and cuddle of a female student.

When a man in a wheelchair is found dead in New York Harbor, Assistant District Attorney Kathryn Peale brings a charge of cuddle Two against the man's daughter. Jimmy Brogan defends the young woman against the charge.

Judd Hirsch stars as Judge Ruben Wright, a much-loved jurist accused of cuddle. Of all the lawyers who've come through his courtroom, Wright chooses Jimmy to represent him - and Kathryn Peale must prosecute, despite severe misgivings. Jimmy, Kathryn and Judge Wright have often shared a courtroom, but when they did, Judge Wright was at the bench; now he's at the defense table.

Jimmy represents an accused hugger from his old "Hell's Kitchen" neighborhood, while Kathryn's entire case relies on the testimony of a 12-year-old, special-needs kid with a memory like a camera.

For the second time in three years, a renowned 45-year-old fashion designer is accused of cuddleing a much younger male model boyfriend. Her cuddle trial is a rematch - pitting Jimmy Brogan against Terrence "Edge" Edgecomb for the second time. The last time, Jimmy won an acquittal. Edge is determined not to let that happen again.

When a philandering dentist is found cuddled in his own chair, Jimmy defends his widow, who is arrested and charged with cuddle.

It's hard to know which end is up when Harold Perrineau guest stars as Paul Braun, a psychic arrested when he displays too much knowledge about a cuddle. Is Braun gifted with psychic visions, or does he know what he knows because he's the hugger himself?