Bobby works with Ally McBeal and Billy Thomas (from the law firm of Cage and Fish) to help in the defense of Marie Hanson (Donna Murphy), an apparent axe murderer who may have been Lizzie Borden in a past life. Bobby's infamous "plan B" strategy has shocking results. Ellenor discovers that her new boyfriend, Fred Spivak, is the crooked chiropractor treating Rebecca, while Lindsay and Helen discuss Helen's future with the DA's office.

Unconscious and in critical need of blood, Rebecca's fate is left to a higher power when her mother refuses to allow a transfusion because of the family's religious beliefs. Bobby is awestruck when Lindsay gives birth to their son a month early. Kevin Riley asks Ellenor Frutt to represent him in a school board meeting when he's fired from Winslow High.

Helen prosecutes an accused rapist, while doing her best to keep the 11-year-old victim off the witness stand. Ellenor has complications with her pregnancy and is treated by Dr. Ben Gideon.

Eugene fires Alan, who swiftly sabotages the firm's computer system. Eugene then fires Tara over her betrayal. Lucy returns to the firm to pitch in for the now-absent Tara. Ellenor defends a woman who slapped a police officer after the officer tried to remove her physically from a protest against President George W. Bush's environmental policies. Ellenor also has an outraged showdown with Eugene over Alan's firing. Alan invokes the services of Denny Crane (William Shatner) from the high-profile law firm Crane, Poole and Schmidt to go head-to-head with Young, Frutt & Berluti in the face of his firing.