Kuzak has to represent a child in a personal injury suit, a task made more difficult when he discovers that the boy's stepfather has concealed facts about his stepson's medical history.
Kuzak's opposition to capital punishment leads him to help a man accused of a violent slaying; each of Becker's domineering parents seek his representation in their divorce.
Becker asks for trouble when he spends the night with the wife a client he's representing in a divorce case.
Van Owen decides to leave Kuzak until she can straighten out her personal life.
Some policemen mistakes Benny for a rapist who in chock cries for Arnie to help him. Ann is burdened with double thoughts as she prepares her wedding but tries to project her bad moods on Abby who is romanticized by a "Cannon Ball"..
Victor takes the task to tell Benny about "the birds and the bees" and they go to the zoo where a gorilla's problems concerns Ben. Roxanne earns a lot of 'easy' money and teaches Ann and Abby how. Arnie defends a father who's charged with sexually molesting his daughter.
Hand Roll is on the menu at a sushi restaurant, but a policewoman mistakes a request from Douglas and arrests him. Grace is bewildered by a job offer from an old student pal, and Roxanne's loyalty to Jimmy Markham seems limitless.
Jonathan is 'hot' on TV and small-talks about the law firm, but the colleagues don't like what they hear. Two.siblings want Stuart to prevent their mother from leaving everything including a huge fortune to a TV evangelist. Michael sues for compensation to an overweight attorney who is fired by her law firm, and Grace gets a task she'd rather not have.
Arnie feels inspired to act in the court room as he represents an actor who sues to stop the airing of an episode. Stuart and Ann testify about the Rolex robbery. Grace states to her employer that he has betrayed their friendship and leaves him for good, and Benny experiences some tough mysteries of love.
Douglas' mother dies in bitterness, and his half-brother, Erroll demands his part of what she leaves. Michael asks Grace to take a case of a co-defendant of his client in a murder trial. Jonathan is ordered to help Abby with a case against a shareholder and bad temper sparks between them. Leland warns an old friend, a legendary attorney, not to underestimate Victor in a court room.
Ann fights for the life and health of a fetus against parents whose main concern is tet the mother experience to give a natural birth before she dies of leuchemia. Douglas' attitude towards his wife changes again. Victor wonders if Michael and Grace quarrel about conflicting strategies of their murder case.
Van Owen's boss asks her to overlook a loophole that could free a cop killer; Roxanne involves Becker in her family problems.
Abby tries to dissuade the father of Benny's girlfriend from having his daughter sterilized; Leland bets on the office softball team.
The placenta in the title refers to Markowitz and Kelsey's baby. Kelsey goes into premature labor and Markowitz panics over having to put his Lamaze skills to the test so soon. In other law action, a judge orders Becker to stop seeing his client-girlfriend. So the divorce attorney spends the holidays alone. Kuzak tries one last law trick to save his client, college professor Earl Williams, from death row.
Benny and Murray find trouble when they pick up two women in a bar.
Douglas convinces Stuart to be his best man. Meanwhile, Benny disappears during a riot and a theme park employee is fired due to his Homer Simpson portrayal.
Morales opens a 33-year-old cold case. Meanwhile, Brackman is arrested during the riot and a change in Stuart's attitude disturbs Ann.
Brackman (Alan Rachins) represents a man with ties to Hillary Clinton; a man is accused of murdering the rapist who attacked his daughter; and a client who wants a divorce from her husband, a famous boxer, makes a pass at Becker (Corbin Bernsen).
A client who owes the government $800,000 in back taxes demands that the I.R.S. treat her with respect; Mullaney (John Spencer) prosecutes a 16-year-old being tried as an adult for shooting a classmate; and Rollins (Blair Underwood) defends a gay man who claims that an undercover cop seduced and entrapped him.
McKenzie (Richard Dysart) is shocked to discover that a dead friend owned a valuable collection of pornography; Paros represents a man whose wife was killed when a co-worker went on a rampage at the post office; and Benny (Larry Drake) is befriended by a man who takes his money and gambles it away.
A weatherman is fired and replaced by a stand-up comedian; Morales represents a Mexican laborer suing his employer for back pay; and a woman tries to persuade her husband to help her get the Jewish divorce document she needs to remarry a religious man.
Waiters at an East Indian restaurant are accused of assaulting a customer with food; Paros represents a woman suing descendants of slave owners to get an artwork created by a slave ancestor; and Benny (Larry Drake) tries to convince a mentally retarded girl to press charges against the man who raped her.
A teacher is fired after refusing to take a test that would prove he is not sexually aroused by children; a fan claims that a baseball player assaulted him in the stands; and Gwen's (Sheila Kelley) fears about passing the bar exam put a strain on her relationship Morales.
A teenage prostitute claims her boyfriend forced her to rob a man, Becker (Corbin Bernsen) represents a country music star whose wife's career is better than his, and Gwen's (Sheila Kelly) teacher makes another sexual advance.
Roxanne (Susan Ruttan) convinces comedian Buddy Hackett to appear in an infomercial about a device that allows a pregnant woman to communicate with her unborn fetus, Gwen (Sheila Kelley) charges her former law tutor with sexual harassment, Benny's (Larry Drake) girlfriend testifies against the man that she claims raped her.
Markowitz's (Michael Tucker) cousin, Eli Levinson, defends a mentally ill man who confesses to a murder that he may not have committed, and an attorney claims she was denied a partnership at her law firm because of her gender.
Eli Levinson hires a private detective to uncover clues in the murder of Jonah Burgee's wife, and Rollins (Blair Underwood) defends the American Buying Network against a man who claims it took advantage of his wife who suffers from an obsessive-compulsive shopping disorder.
Becker (Corbin Bernsen) represents a woman attempting to nullify a prenuptial agreement, and Eli gets Burgee to admit that he inherited $11-million from his wife after she was killed.
A couple sues their travel agent after he booked them into war-torn Sarajevo, Mullaney (John Spencer) represents a Chinese woman whose husband died while being smuggled into the U.S., and Eli is offered a partnership at the firm after Sandy is acquitted of murder charges.
Morales represents a couple that was arrested after their daughter brought homegrown marijuana to school, Markowitz (Michael Tucker) is shocked when an old friend says he's wanted by the FBI for helping a Black Panther escape from jail, and Denise gets a chance to appear in a big movie.
Kelsey (Jill Eikenberry) and Halliday clash over how to defend a store chain that's being sued for spying on an ex-employee, Rollins (Blair Underwood) tries to convince a former Black Panther to testify for Ellison, Becker (Corbin Bernsen) and Denise are trapped in a bulletproof room built to protect the staff from a gunman's attack.
Markowitz (Michael Tucker) suspects a witness in the Ellison trial may be lying about the murder of Black Panther member Horace Washington, Eli represents a woman divorcing her relationship-expert husband, and Becker's (Corbin Bernsen) racism is exposed when a car driven by an Asian man hits his Bentley.
Mullaney (John Spencer) represents a prostitute who claims she was raped by a record company executive, a voice therapist is sued by a client who claims her services did not improve his social life, and Eli's sudden relationship with two women distracts him from studying for the bar exam.
Mullaney (John Spencer) has second thoughts about surrendering parental rights, Eli defends a borscht-belt comedian whose son thinks the father is being manipulated by his mistress, and Brackman (Alan Rachins) gets involved in a dispute between a poetry publisher and a disgruntled former employee.
Morales defends an Hispanic man who confesses to a robbery to protect a family member, a woman who likes to have affairs with policemen sues her ex-lover because he lied about being a cop, and a rape trial is jeopardized by the romance between Mullaney (John Spencer) and Judge Walker.
A juggler sues his ex-partner for stealing his act, Halliday represents a ballerina who claims her instructor bullied her and ruined her career, and Benny's (Larry Drake) romance with Rosalie is threatened when she asks him to live with her.
Eli defends a mountain guide accused of killing and eating a client, Becker (Corbin Bernsen) represents a brilliant mathematician whose equally brilliant wife tells him she's cheated on him, and a businessman's son becomes jealous and vindictive when his father asks Denise for a date.
A little girl's biological father sues to regain custody of her from her adoptive mother; Jane represents a woman with a sensitive personality who faints when she hears vulgarities; and Rollins (Blair Underwood) threatens to quit the firm unless he's made a partner.
A high school teacher is fired after teaching creationism, and with the day of her wedding to Benny approaching, Rosalie discovers that her marriage to another mentally retarded man was never annulled.
Three elderly men face eviction from their retirement home after a testosterone experiment makes them promiscuous; a convict claims that conditions in his prison are driving the inmates insane; and Morales is furious when a lawyer with a questionable past is considered for a job with the firm.
The firm stands to lose big money in a settlement case after Jane encourages a client to read the Bible; Morales quits after Patrick Flanagan is hired as the new associate; and a man sues his female boss for sexual harassment.
Rollins (Blair Underwood) represents a fashion model whose father wants to stop her from modeling sexy clothes; Brackman (Alan Rachins) promises to finance a construction job at an exclusive school if the school will enroll his son; and a film producer is suspected of molesting a 12-year-old girl.
Romance blooms for Becker (Corbin Bernsen) when he takes on a case involving a porno film producer; a writer is accused of slandering a nuclear physicist who participated in radiation experiments on mentally retarded children; and a woman sues her husband for divorce because of his obsession with a rock group. Guest stars include Fritz Weaver and Patti A'Darbanville.
Flanagan (Veronica Cartwright) represents a dentist whose patients deserted him after a rival dentist spread false rumors that he was HIV-positive, and woman sues her neighbor when his mutt impregnates her purebred Afghan. Guest stars include Shelley Duvall.
A prominent madam tries to blackmail a former client; a 16-year-old girl claims that her father committed her to a mental institution because she was dating a black man; and Eli (Alan Rosenberg) is arrested for driving a stolen car. Guest stars include Lois Chiles and Carolyn Seymour.
Becker (Corbin Bernsen) is charged with killing the madam who tried to blackmail Frank Askoff; Mullaney (John Spencer) reluctantly prosecutes a man who already has two felony convictions and faces life in prison; Denise (Debi Mazar) is irritated by a repairman who whistles all the time; and McKenzie (Richard Dysart) is diagnosed with prostate cancer.
In the final episode of the series, McKenzie (Richard Dysart) announces his retirement; Nuzzi and Benny (Larry Drake) buy a racehorse; and the son of a clothing manufacturer sues his father after being fired from the family business. Guest stars include Kim Hunter, Wendie Malick, and Lindsay Crouse.