Danni and Joe bring a lawsuit against the Department of Child Services, after a boy is repeatedly beaten while in foster care; Lynn and Rex compete for the same caretaker.

Joe and Lynn defend a hospital for replacing their top kidney-transplant recipient with another one when the first man is convicted of drunk driving; Danni fights for a couple's right to keep a chimpanzee; Randi and Andres struggle to keep their professional relationship in tact after breaking up.