Derek finds an old diary of Meredith's mother; Callie anxiously prepares for her first real date with Erica; Cristina stumbles into a part of the hospital that she and the other residents have never seen.
Young lawyer Ally McBeal (Calista Flockhart) struggles to control her personal life. With Courtney Thorne-Smith, Lisa Nicole Carson, Jane Krakowski, Gil Bellows and Greg Germann.
A college professor whose career ended in disgrace when he became the prime suspect in the murder of a female student asks Rush to reopen the case.
The firm handles a sexual-harassment suit for Ling against one of her co-workers who has offensive thoughts.
An officer is suspected of using steroids; a detective admits to an affair with a drug-addicted snitch after the woman is found dead.