Gwen defends a client accused of attempted rape. Meanwhile, Charlie supervises rookie attorney, Vanessa. Tracy goes toe to toe with a Judge.
After a fatal gang bus shooting, Gwen defends a 14-year-old while also reconnecting with her former law professor and secret crush, Bennett. Vanessa, under Charlie's wing, goes through public defender boot camp.
Gwen and Tracy defend a client who confessed to murdering his mother. Bennett and Gwen have a romantic dinner until a surprise guest arrives.
Gwen defends a frotteurist, meanwhile Charlie battles an unwinnable stash-and-cash drug case.
Gwen and Tracy struggle to deal with events from their past when they defend a mother accused of child abuse. Charlie deals with the aftermath of his unfair arrest.
Gwen uses an extra-judicial strategy to outwit an overzealous judge. Bennett invites Gwen to his wedding shower, where she discovers Bennett's true feelings about her.
Still fiery from his own run-in with racial profiling, Charlie and Vanessa try a stop-and-frisk case. Bennett takes Gwen on a getaway to determine the next steps in their relationship.
Gwen's commitment is put to the test when she defends a man accused of setting his girlfriend on fire. Meanwhile, Bennett learns to cope with Gwen's work-first mentality when she moves into his condo.
In a case that closely mirrors Eric Garner's, Gwen, Charlie and Tracy defend a young black man who inadvertently kills a police officer while being arrested.
Gwen's defense of a young Black man who killed a police officer in self-defense continues, and she is forced to come up with an unorthodox theory in order to win.
