After Olivia is charged with aiding a suicide, she needs help of both Leon and her estranged husband Chuck, just back from Vancouver. Rob and Laura, after much deliberation, get engaged. Alana recieves a special position from the minister of justice. Dylan joins the BRT team.

Olivia is determined to get Arthur Locke thrown off the task force; Rob and Laura grow closer; Leon's win causes Chuck to reevaluate his life and leave town.

Chuck and Leon battle each other in court, leading to hard feelings; Olivia joins an AIDS task force and encounters an old nemesis; Alana makes a controversial speech.

Leon and Rob continue on the miners' case; Alana oversees a child custody case; Chuck finds himself going up against Leon in the miner's case.

Olivia represents a female lawyer denied a partnership at her firm; Leon continues with the miner's case, but Chuck demands BRT vote if they should continue with the case.

Leon represents a group of miner's, angering Chuck who feels the firm can't afford the case; Laura represents Rob's cousin; Chuck and Olivia grow more distant.

BRT & Associates considers bringing in another criminal lawyer to help Chuck; Olivia is approached by a woman's group to represent a journalist; Leon helps a colleague fighting for the family of miners killed in an accident.

Abused wife Joan Millman kills her husband, and Leon enlists Chuck and Laura to take over the case; Alana and Leon bring in professional help for Ben; the RCMP are breathing down Chuck's neck in their investigation of Jack Driscoll.

Leon represents an abused wife; Olivia and Chuck continue to clash over Jack Driscoll; Nina's husband hires Rob; Ben starts acting up at school.

Chuck defends a cigarette smuggler accused of murder; a high-powered lawyer tries to influence Alana; Laura is stunned when Valerie makes a shocking confession to her.

Olivia is fired from her TV job when she represents a TV journalist; Leon represents a teen suing his father for non-support; Chuck lands a new high-profile client.

Rob represents an entrepreneur accused of stealing her former employer's clients; Olivia accepts the TV job, despite Chuck's misgivings; Leon and Alana officially adopt Ben.

Malony's involvement with Laura's case leads to tragedy; Olivia is offered a TV commentator job; Leon represents a lesbian fighting for her deceased partner's pension.

Laura represents a child molester, but is up against Malony; Ben starts to spend time with Leon and Alana; Chuck finds a creative way to get his latest client off the hook.

Leon represents a black nurse who claims discrimination at her workplace; Rob and Nina's romance heats up; Leon and Alana decide meet their foster child.

Laura represents a young boy accused of murder; an adjudicator position falls in Leon's lap; Rob latest client is making him miserable; a new articling student joins the firm.

Olivia and Laura continue their billings war; Leon represents a Caucasian police cadet suing for reverse discrimination; Chuck permanently becomes senior partner.

Eva Paredes clears Leon, but tragedy strikes; Rob meets an old flame through Laura; eager to win the billings contest, Olivia represents a controversial sexist author.

Chuck and Olivia return from their honeymoon; Laura suggests a billing contest to Olivia; Chuck agrees to fill in temporarily as senior partner.