Neil defends a man and woman accused of killing the woman's husband. Another man confesses to the killing, but Neil then suspects the detective assigned to the case of deliberately planting false evidence against the original defendants. When he begins investigating this, Neil is framed for heroin possession, and he and Brian try to prove the cop was behind it.

The wife of Brian's longtime friend is murdered, and Brian must defend a Mexican worker accused of the crime.

The lawyers learn that the man they successfully defended at a murder trial is the real killer. Then another man is charged with the murder, and the firm decides to defend him, though due to legal ethics they cannot reveal what they know about their first client.

Wife on trial for killing husband's mistress. Husband testifies he did it. After trial he recants; goes to jail - doesn't matter, the actress playing the wife is Claudette Longet who would killed her lover in real life. Must see episode!!.

Depiction of the shattering of a political career. Nichols and the Darrells represent gubernatorial candidate Stephen Patterson, who makes a swift descent from front runner to a desperately defeated man charged with murdering a female campaign worker.

Frank Delacy, former mafioso, turned informer, has been in prison for 15 years. Original attorney was discovered to have been drinking heavily throughout original trial. He believes Nichols and the Darrells can get him a new trial and acquitted. No one gives him much of a chance for staying alive, with 5 mafioso families waiting for revenge on the outside.

Randy Burroughs, on the run for killing a teenage girl three years ago, arranges a meeting with Brian in the small town of Plainview and asks that he represent him---not because he is innocent, but just so he can inherit the money of his recently deceased aunt. Brian turns him down, but Burroughs comes back to L.A. anyway after finding another lawyer. A waitress Brian met in Plainview also comes to L.A., claiming that she can provide testimony against Burroughs, and Brian and Nichols fear for her safety if Burroughs is freed.

Nichols successfully defends a man accused of murdering a popular athlete that he claims was forcing himself upon his wife. But he then finds himself charged with bribing one of the jurors.