When Annabeth Chase returns to work after being on maternity leave, her first case is that of a woman who is accused of lighting her house on fire, with her two inside.
Annabeth risks a future conviction in order to save a missing college student. Meanwhile, Maureen is dealing with internal affairs after discovering a police officer she frequently works with didn't collect evidence on a case, in order to protect another cop.
Annabeth prosecutes a woman accused of killing her husband who claims that God commanded her to commit the murder. A man claiming justifiable homicide in a shooting death raises doubts in Maureen.
Annabeth investigates a missing little boy the night his parents were having a party. They are harshly judged by the media but there is much more to the story than even the parents could have realised.
A woman runs over another woman with a car while she is walking with her husband in a parking lot.Things turn sinister when it is discovered that the husband had a relationship with the female driver. Was the husband involved with the hit and run? A couple more stunning revelations happen before it's all said and done.
A gun thug carjacks a woman, taking her baby, and is tried by Annabeth and Maureen. The key witness in the case is under threat from his fellow gun thugs.
The murder of two women during a home invasion/robbery takes an interesting turn when one of the accused killers points Annabeth in the direction of murder-for-hire.
After a boy is murdered with a bat after a series loss, Annabeth must determine if the boy acted on his own, and Maureen is unexpectedly called on to help a relative.
Evidence must be found to tie a suspect to a crime after the judge throws out incriminating statements the suspect made after his arrest. Annabeth becomes embroiled in an ethical dilemma with an old classmate.
What appears to be a clear-cut case of involuntary manslaughter is proved to be murder following the autopsy of the victim. Complicating matters for Annabeth: she knew the victim and the three suspects in high school.
Annabeth and Maureen prosecute two teens for the murder of a man they claim was an on-line sexual predator, and Annabeth is up against the only defense lawyer who's beaten her.
