Lou Pellegrino, defending My Lin on a murder charge, is stunned when prosecutor Ken Dutton produces damaging evidence contradicting the woman's claim that she was forced to kill to save the life of her child.

Pellegrino seriously considers giving up the law when a man he successfully defended on a robbery charge becomes a murderer; Dr. Carson fights Dr. Judith Bergstrom, hospital regulations and a prominent physician to save a child's life.

Bergstrom is sued for malpractice when a wounded police officer dies after surgery; a bed ridden Frank (Daniel Hugh-Kelly) is afraid to return to street duty.