Hoping to be accepted back into the corporate world, Nina gives a speech, but it goes awry; the gang struggles to fit in.

Phil tricks Nina into believing that public defenders voluntarily go to jail; Phil and Boring Larry take Carlos out for a night on the town.

Nina realizes she may need help influencing jurors; Phil and Trent face off in front of a grumpy judge.

Nina is worried she is being played by a private defense lawyer assigned to her case; Phil tries to impress a cute stenographer.

Nina is forced to compromise when her refusal to lose cases to Trent begins to clog up the court system; Carlos quits smoking.

Nina finds a new friend in a forensics analyst; Nina's new friend takes the meaning of loyalty too far; Carlos is forced to stay with Phil for a few days.

Nina makes a bet when she is assigned one of Phil's former defendants; Micah criticizes Phil's and Carlos' behavior in court.

Nina discovers that Trent and the district attorney's office are involved in a plot to arrest the city's homeless; Cheryl turns to Nina for help.

An old friend asks Nina to set her up with Phil; Nina goes on an ill-fated double date; a female judge begins paying attention to Carlos.

Nina must make some hard choices after secretly reuniting with Trent; Morris calls out Phil for being glib.