David is called upon to defend a country boy new to the big city and up on drug theft charges. Believing him to be good at heart, David goes to bat for him and tells the judge he has found him both a place to stay and a job.
Samson witnesses a gang robbery that goes horribly wrong and ends in the death of a security guard. Another witness steps forward to help the police - a young mother.
David battles bureaucracy, taking on the case of a father refusing medical treatment for his sick child. David tries to shield the father from a public witch-hunt, with heart-breaking consequences.
Melanie seeks legal advice from Tim, who is shocked to hear Mel and Freddo admit they were both on Ecstasy that night. But they insist that Sandy wasn't - she wouldn't go near drugs, was a fitness freak.
David must explore some difficult psychological questions when he defends Dean Stirling on a murder charge, but Adie's objections find David up against the wall as time is running out.
David represents a young Tongan, Sunny, who is about to be deported for overstaying. Sunny is a boxer who has caught the eye of Wallace Culhane, a wealthy patron who is determined to turn Sunny pro and take him to the top.
Joni and Tim are caught up in waterfront intrigue when they attempt to unravel a property rights case. A wealthy boatyard owner has been left in a coma after a yachting accident, and his fiancée Lily is battling for control of the company.
Adie is called down to the police station by her old society friend Pru. Pru has been found sleeping in an unwarranted, unregistered BMW, and has given a false name.
David's surprised to see Carol, the wife of his old friend Mike Gower, in for a meeting with Joni. When he presses Joni about the visit, she is cagey - but David gets the feeling that something's up with his old friend.
Samson is the victim of a hit and run and is saved by an emergency tracheotomy performed by one of his youth-at-risk employees. Samson lies comatose in hospital, while an obsessed David tries to track down the car he saw leaving the scene.
The rash of gang murders continues with another killing, bringing the total to three. David becomes concerned after a strange encounter with Dean Stirling.
