Edwin Poole escapes from the psychiatric hospital and takes a case where his defendant admitted to killing a police officer. Alan is asked by Paul Lewiston to do whatever is necessary to get a powerful client out of a shoplifting charge.

Alan defies Paul and defends an old friend's husband from slanderous political advertisements; he later assists her in leaving her husband when she finds out he is cheating on her. Denny sees a doctor about his memory problems and Lori helps an old friend in the D.A.'s office with an unusual custody case.