Reggie defends John Euland in an acrimonious divorce case against his wife, Annalee. But it soon becomes a murder investigation due to the suspicious death of Annalee's father. Reggie tries to have herself removed from the case because the evidence implicates her client. Then the situation worsens when a desperate Annalee takes the people in Roosevelt's courtroom hostage and demands that her husband tell the truth without relying on legal trickery. John admits killing her father. Meanwhile, Reggie's daughter, Alison, is missing after shoplifting some jewelry with her friends. Locked in the courtroom, Reggie is unable to search for her.