JoAnn's nerves are shattered when a prisoner holding a bun on her is killed before her eyes; Rogan betrays his loved ones in an effort to revive his campaign; Michael prosecutes a popular bakertball coach accused in his star player's death.
A homeless girl is too terrified to testify against her attacker; Rogan risks compromsing his vision for politics; Harris wants to go on a TV dating show with Bauer.
Rogan announces he's resigning to run against Bach; Searls' murder case is thwarted by federal bigwigs; James' girlfriend's murderer is caught; Kerry takes part in a demonstration.
A racial bombshell explodes when a Korean immigrant kills a black man in what he claims was self-defense. Searls unites with a comely U.S. attorney to catch a murderer. Julie is audited and does not do well under the pressure.
JoAnn and Linda disagree on how to prosecute a crack addict for endangering her unborn child. Julie has problems in her romantic relationship with Mirelli. Briggs inadvertently incurs the enmity of a new ADA.
Linda and Peter's lives are disrupted by their mother's heart attack. JoAnn wants to throw the book at a junkie whose rampage virtually destroyed a free clinic. Briggs gets cold feet when he tries dating a wheelchair-bound attorney.
The assistant DAs engage in a game of basketball with the public defenders. Briggs' attempt to prosecute a man who burned down a crack house is derailed by a skillful defense attorney. Rogan again butts heads with Bach over a political decision.
Rogan prosecutes a doctor accused of killing a terminally ill woman with her consent; Julie and Mirelli explore each other's worlds; Briggs dumps a messy case on JoAnn.
Peter squirms as he is forced to defend an amoral man who admits to committing a vicious murder. Mike and Maggie start dating. Jesse is losing the battle to keep her family finances in the black.
Michael believes his client is just as guilty as the man's ex-wife, who pled insanity after murdering the man's new wife; Searls tries to evade the seductress daughter of a judge.
Searls confronts Bauer in a bid to win a death-sentence conviction against a 17-year-old; Julie contents with obnoxious but attractive Detective Frank Mirelli; Linda faces a co-op board.