As prosecutor Helen Weiss prepares for trial, Naz's alliance with Freddy deepens.
A Pakistani-American college student seeks legal representation after being implicated in a NYC murder.
As attorney John Stone counsels Naz and warns him to keep quiet, lead detective Dennis Box meets with the victim's stepfather and, later, prosecutor Helen Weiss.
Awaiting his formal arraignment at Rikers Island, Naz realises that his survival, or perhaps his demise, rests with a particular inmate, Freddy. Meanwhile, his parents are tempted by a counteroffer for their son's defence.
Patrick Jane may be reinstated with the CBI, but Lisbon is on suspension and Cho, Rigsby and van Pelt have been reassigned. Now Jane must use his talents to get the old team back together, and does so by pitting them against his new team to be first to solve the murder of a fitness trainer.