After voicing her opinion in a company staff meeting, Martina makes a good impression on her boss, Donovan Stark, who assigns her third chair on a murder case involving a student accused of killing her professor. Meanwhile, at home, Martina's niece comes to her to help convince her mother to allow her to get a tattoo.

While going through "jail mail," Martina finds a letter from a client who was institutionalized after pleading insanity for manslaughter, and is now lucid and claims innocence. Meanwhile, Bonnie introduces her new boyfriend to the family. Enver Gjokaj guest stars.

Martina and Nolan represent a wealthy woman acting as a surrogate for her comatose sister, but after learning facts of the case, Martina begins to suspect the husband may up to no good.

Donovan and Nolan ask Martina to help land a client for the firm, a former high school quarterback (Brando Eaton), who lost out on a pro football career due to injuries ignored by his coaches. Meanwhile, a problem in the accounting department at Stark & Rowan causes a delay in Martina's first paycheck.

Martina agrees to take on the case of a man whose wife was killed in a jewelry store heist gone awry. Also, Martina must teach her nephew a valuable lesson when he is caught stealing.

Martina represents a successful nightclub owner accused of murdering his friend and business partner, while Darlene causes friction at Stark & Rowan when she reveals a big secret to Riley.