Lindsay gets suspicious when Rebecca seems to be secretly awaiting an important letter - and realizes just how much she was right when the letter finally arrives. Ellenor gets a hysterical call from a client, who ran over a man in the street while drunk, and is shocked to discover exactly who he hit. Hellen prosecutes two boys accused of rape and murder, each accusing the other, and ends up making a deal with the wrong one.

Bobby is called to defend his close friend, Scott Wallace, who is accused of killing his wife, and becomes overly involved in the case. Helen is concerned Richard has crossed the line in the case, when a witness coached by him lies on the stand.

好莱坞著名演员尼克兰决定改变银幕形象，因而接下一个警探的角色。为了演好这个角色，他到纽约与一位真正的凶杀组刑警约翰摩斯，共同生活两个星期，以体验警探真实的生活。但摩斯一点也不欢迎这位大明星，却碍于上终的命令，只得带著他一起去追捕一位连续杀人的罪犯，结果每次设计好的诱捕计划都被笨手笨脚的尼克兰搞砸了。

The Practice, 讲一帮刑事辩护律师的故事。里面有大量的法庭辩论。以交叉询问为主，精彩的美国法庭戏。此剧是完全仿真的以法律调查为主题的系列剧。这是一家充满激情的律师事务所。对他们来说，每一个案子都是重要的，也会为每一个客户的利益争取到底。运用合法的策略是他们的工作方式，他们更依靠科学，把最受质疑的论点变得具有说服性。并且仍把追求正义放在首位，直到最终的结果被宣布……有时也会在宣判之后。然而追求正义，也常常使他们要面对伦理道德的是非问题。