Rosie's put through her paces by a client who's charged with killing her newborn infant. Meanwhile, she struggles with her feelings of loss over her recent divorce, and the needs of her mother, sister, and step-daughter.
The man Rosie defends in a case of mistaken identity gets the wrong idea about their relationship; Steve (Doug Wert) wants a decision from Rosie on their future.
Rosie believes in her All-American client, who's accused of defacing a Jewish cemetery, while Hank (Dorian Harewood) questions Ben's beliefs on personal freedom.
Rosie comes face-to-face with her own mortality when her handling of an AIDS euthanasia case gets her thinking about her own susceptibility to the disease.
The severity of the gang problem hits home with Rosie, who tries to help an ex-gang member beat an assault charge, even though the fight was videotaped.
Rosie faces two trials: quitting smoking and defending a prostitute (Alix Koromzay) accused of killing her vicious pimp with the gun he used to threaten her.