The team gets the number of a prominent New York lawyer and has to determine whether she orchestrated the death of her recently murdered husband, or if she is being framed. Meanwhile, Carter faces an issue with her new partner, Laskey, after he spots her with Reese, aka "The Man in the Suit".

Freed from her psych ward confinement, Root receives a directive from The Machine that requires Shaw's assistance - by any means necessary - and takes extreme measures to gain her compliance. Also, Reese and Finch look for clues as to why a mild-mannered estate investigator's number has come up.