Still reeling from the discovery of Frank's continued affair, Abby sets out to get justice for a debt-ridden widow whose husband may have faked his own death.
A couple with Down syndrome, are expecting a child; social services has threatened to take the baby away unless they can prove they are capable parents; Abigail and Daniel agree to represent them and tries to come up with a workable parenting plan.
The lawyers are bewildered when a young couple begs them to reverse an adoption after learning about the baby's serious health issues; Abigail determines that the father is driving the decision, and convinces the mother to fight to keep the baby.
Abigail gets in over her head when she agrees to defend a friend who is anti-vaccine; Daniel is bitter over Harry's rejection of his partnership proposal; Nico gets suspended for forgery, forcing Abby and Frank to reconsider their parenting plan.
The lawyers represent a mail-order bride whose husband wants to annul the marriage and have her deported.
