Shirley, Denny and Alan all comes to terms with end-of-life decisions when Shirley goes to court to force a hospital to put her father on a morphine drip. Carl helps the wealthy of Nantucket gain access to their own nuclear bomb. Jerry is sued by a woman who claims he drugged her.

Carl and Denny help a female cattle rancher sue the FDA to prevent cloned meat from entering the market. Denny falls in love with her after one day and proposes marriage. Alan helps Shirley sue her nephew when she learns he won't follow primary results for his constituency when he votes at the Democratic National Convention.