Back from leave, Annabeth is thrown into a case where a family has been brutally slaughtered, leaving only the youngest son. Complicating matters is how the new ADA is handling the case.
Annabeth and Maureen take on a woman who killed her husband, and is claiming self-defense, but the case takes a turn when confidential files are found.
After a close friend of Annabeth's is murdered at the court house she pursues the death penalty, but new evidence may require her to come up with a new strategy to convict the killer.
The investigation into a road rage murder leaves questions in Annabeth's mind, and she ignores her boss' demand for a plea bargain in order to find the truth.
A husband's personal petition puts Annabeth and Maureen on the case of a woman who died seemingly from a medical error, but investigation shows the doctor had a prior relationship with her patient.
A surrogate mother is murdered, and the biological mother claims defense of another, but when her story changes, the investigators begin to uncover secrets.
When a woman from Russia is killed by her husband, Annabeth feels it's an open and shut case, but a high-powered attorney and the discovery of sexual perversities put the case in jeopardy.
When a close family friend of Conlon's is murdered, he must deal with pressure from the victim's family and within his office, as well as not letting his personal need for vengeance to overtake him.