The Guardian

Nick is assigned to represent the son of a sideshow performer who has accused the carnival's owner of molesting him; Burton looks to ease his conscience by tracking down the man he and Nick assaulted.

Nick's legal work on behalf of a big coal operator puts his loyalties to the test when he discovers that a teenage girl's cancer is a result of his client's negligence.

Nick represents a teenaged prostitute whose pimp specializes in young girls; the pending sale of a family's department store is threatened by an alleged shoplifter's accusations of racial profiling.

Nick is asked by a recovering drug addict to help regain custody of his blind twelve-year-old daughter; a longtime client's lawsuit against a fertility clinic exposes an extramarital affair.

A young LSP's client's case exposes a secret that Jake is keeping from Nick and the firm; Lulu tries to avoid any contact with her estranged father.

As Nick cautions Lulu against getting involved with her dad, Jake is asked to help with his parent's divorce.

As a former client looks to Nick to help him get his life back on track, Burton sets out to adopt Shannon.

As Nick tries to find a home for a pair of AIDS orphans, Alvin helps the head of an AIDS charity in her battle with Burton over an elderly man's estate.

Lulu squares off against both Fallins when she argues for a homeless man's ownership of an abandoned house.

As a heart condition leaves Burton needing surgery, Nick teams with Suzanne to help a teenage child molester get out of a brutal boot camp.

As Nick works to help the son of a workplace killer, Burton is asked to help the son of the company's murdered founder become CEO.

A drug experience forces Nick to confront some uncomfortable childhood memories.

Now in rehab, Nick represents the black bus driver who was behind the wheel during a fatal crash, while Suzanne and Lulu look to help the racist son of one of the accident's victims.

Bad news about her pregnancy forces Lulu and Nick to make a critical decision.

As an assault threatens to expose the truth about Jake's sexual orientation, Nick represents a teenage boy who caught his mom having sex with a classmate.

Troubling information about Shannon surfaces just as Burton is preparing to adopt.

An investigation into Shannon's disappearance leads Nick and Burton into the seedy world of child pornography.

Upon learning he has ALS, Alvin spirits Nick away for a bachelor weekend in Los Angeles.

When a teenaged molestation victim refuses to identify his attacker, Nick suspects his father of the assault.

An upcoming partnership vote draws out Nick's opposition to a female associate.

As he is wrapping up his time at LSP, Nick faces a vote on his future and Fallin and Fallin.

The premature birth of Lulu's baby forces Nick to make some tough choices about his own future.