At the offices of Judd Risk Management, senior investigator Harlan Judd has a meeting with a client and agrees to take on his case. Primary investigator Nora Gage begins a 72-hour surveillance operation.
Harlan Judd (Tim Daly) suspects foul play when a former college buddy, Dr Brad Harper (Brian McNamara), turns to him for help in rescuing his kidnapped girlfriend.
Most of the team investigates the theft of a jet prototype. Meanwhile, Harlan's (Tim Daly) soon-to-be ex-wife, Kendall (Kate Walsh), moves back to Los Angeles.
Harlan (Tim Daly) and Leslie (Laura Leighton) go toe-to-toe with a powerful judge and a major housing development company in order to get justice for a widower in a wrongful death case.
Harlan (Tim Daly) steps in on a case when Leslie's (Laura Leighton) on and off again boyfriend, Michael (Linden Ashby), is shot. Meanwhile, Meg (AJ Langer) and Trish (Natalie Zea) work together to bust a high-profile rapist.
Cynthia Garret (Tricia O'Kelley) hires Harlan Judd's team to whistleblow on a pharmaceutical company which didn't go through all the necessary tests before the FDA can approve a drug.
After subcontracting out a bodyguard job to old friend Jimmy Doyle (Brian Goodman), Harlan (Tim Daly) finds himself questioning Jimmy's sobriety after a murder occurs on his watch, and Jimmy can't remember a thing.
Leslie Town (Laura Leighton) asks Harlan (Tim Daly) for his help in a criminal case she just landed. The trial is three days away, and they need to verify Magar Zakarian's (Shaun Duke) alibi.
Harlan accepts his friend Sam Solomon's (Raphael Sbarge) case: investigating how Green Valley Industries' use of PCE to clean its machinery gets into Lake Duro, causing most of the local people at Pine Ridge in California to get sick.
The firm is in serious financial trouble, and Harlan (Tim Daly) must begin firing employees. When three Van Gogh paintings are stolen from an exhibit, Harlan makes a deal with insurance adjuster Vanessa Leary (Rebecca McFarland).
Harlan (Tim Daly) and his nemesis, Clay Burgess (Gregg Henry), are both framed for federal theft and murder. Meanwhile, Chris (Rick Worthy) and Nora (Garcelle Beauvais) track down a dangerous serial killer.
