Despite being close to losing her job, Maggie manages to make it onto a flight to Rio de Janeiro; Kate is unsure of herself after getting a difficult mission involving a Yugoslav diplomat; Ginny's games don't sit well with Dean.
Sherlock uses his trademark skills to investigate the brutal murder of a college professor; one of Watson's former lovers asks for her help.
Alicia defends a lawyer who hires the firm after the government arrests him for not revealing the name of an anonymous client: a mysterious computer programmer who illegally invented a new online currency.
A counterman, at the shop where Ally usually buys her coffee, begins to pursue her; Billy makes advances to someone at the firm; Cage wonders if Nelle is a snob.
Ally gets a small and alive surprise at home; taking on his first murder case, Fish defends a man accused of slaying his wife because he thought she was a soccer ball.