Marcie faces off against a former colleague in her defence of Willy, a working poor dad accused of drunk driving. Pam hits Colleen's bureaucratic red tape when she volunteers to represent a disinherited friend. Marcie struggles to overcome her anger at the pastor who she believes helped drive her aunt to suicide.

An activist lawyer jeopardizes the future of Marcie's musically gifted teen client in the name of “the greater good.” Doug's defence of a lawyer accused of defrauding his community of millions dredges up his past at the Eskasoni reserve. Marcie and Carson struggle to keep their jobs from coming between them.

Marcie goes to extremes to protect her client after his plea deal is taken away. Reggie re-evaluates his marriage. Colleen and Gregor uses Doug as a pawn in their political games. Carson is caught in a lie.

Marcie's patience is tested when an Indigenous girl accused of murder refuses a deal that will afford her a more lenient sentence. Iris butts heads with Reggie when he fails to notice a client being blatantly racist, and Pam has an unexpected scare.