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A legal team navigates a high-profile dispute over racially sensitive casting in a production of "Annie," while also handling a contentious child custody case and a complex adultery case involving a client named Crane.

Shore is troubled by a former lover who was recently hospitalized for attempting to kill him and now seeks her release. Meanwhile, Crane faces legal challenges as he contends with sanction charges brought by an opposing counsel.

A client of Crane, Poole & Schmidt seeks to develop a shopping mall on a salmon spawning ground, prompting a legal conflict involving Denny's son, an environmental lawyer. Alan and Lori handle a sexual harassment case complicated by Christine, a woman Alan helped release from a mental institution, who is now on the opposing side. Sally handles her first trial, defending a man accused of stealing a wallet.

A high-profile murder case involving a police officer focuses on an arrogant defendant, defended reluctantly by Lori and passionately by a seasoned attorney with a history in a mental institution. In a separate case, Shore aggressively handles a shoplifting case involving a CEO who suffers from kleptomania.

Seniors pursue a class-action lawsuit against a pharmaceutical company, led by the high-profile attorney Crane. Meanwhile, a murder trial reveals personal motives for revenge, and a civil case raises questions about medical ethics.

Shore is hired by his former college love, now married to a charismatic mayoral hopeful, to stop an opponent's controversial television ads. At the same time, Crane becomes entangled in an internal power conflict.

Alan Shore takes center stage, challenging a senile judge, assisting Tara with a difficult criminal investigation behind the scenes, and supporting Crane after his arrest for solicitation.

Alan takes on a case to help a department store Santa regain his job after being fired for being a transvestite, while Brad wagers that Alan will lose. Meanwhile, Lori assists a therapist whose patient has disturbing fantasies about killing his ex-wife.

Alan and Denny represent a pharmaceutical company facing a lawsuit from a woman who claims they gave her misleading reasons for discontinuing an experimental treatment that may have cured her illness. As they uncover a critical secret that complicates their defense, they disagree on how to proceed. Meanwhile, Lori finds that Tara's new evidence could secure their victory, though its questionable origin may jeopardize the case and their professional reputations, and she also uncovers a secret about Brad.

Lori and Brad take on a high-stakes case defending a woman charged with killing her husband and his mistress during a confrontation in their home. Meanwhile, Alan faces a personal crisis when he assists a woman targeted by her ex-husband's plan to abduct their children.

A Sudanese man seeks to hold the U.S. government accountable for its inaction regarding violence in Sudan, and Paul turns to Lori to handle the case. Shirley Schmidt, a founding partner, returns to restore order at the firm, navigating tensions with Denny, assisting Lori with the high-profile case, and monitoring Alan, who is defending a man who accidentally killed his mother in a moment of rage.

Lori, Denny, and Shirley represent a school superintendent sued by two science teachers he fired for refusing to teach creationism. Meanwhile, Alan confronts concerns about his professional relationship with his assistant and is drawn back into a case involving Bernard Ferrion, who previously killed Alan's mother. A firm lawyer is fired and faces a lack of support from a close colleague.

Brad becomes emotionally involved with a client he is representing in a case where she is accused of having a boss-related relationship for financial gain, while also doubting her claim of being a lesbian. Meanwhile, Alan joins Denny on a medical malpractice case involving an unapproved prescription drug, as Denny seeks to prove his legal abilities. The firm also grapples with the challenges posed by Alan's outspoken new assistant, Catherine Piper.

Alan gets into trouble after a bar fight with Tara, leading to his arrest on conspiracy charges, while Shirley and Denny defend a restaurateur whose business is threatened by public concerns over Mad Cow disease.

Shirley enlists Alan Shore to assist in defending a police officer accused of torture. Donny Crane returns as opposing counsel in Denny's case, joined by Chelina Hall, representing a woman suing her ex-boyfriend for refusing to marry her. Meanwhile, Bernard Ferrion's growing friendship with Catherine raises concerns for Alan.

Milton Bombay seeks a court order to be cryogenically frozen until a future time when he can resume his legal career, enlisting Denny and Shirley to represent him. Meanwhile, Alan and Chelina take on a case involving a high school student who claims his teacher censored news by blocking a broadcast on school televisions.

Chelina requests Alan's help in Texas after her former client, who may be innocent, is scheduled for execution. A mutual friend of Denny and Shirley seeks their legal assistance after being accused of engaging in paid sexual encounters. Meanwhile, Lori files a formal complaint against Denny, prompting Shirley and Paul to investigate, especially after they suspect he may have acted unethically in a recent case.