As Ellen Parsons struggles to deal with her fiancé's murder, an old acquaintance reappears to seek Patty Hewes' help in protecting him from an employer's deadly revenge.
With Patty going after those who killed Daniel Purcell's wife, Ellen works with the FBI to lure Tom into making an illegal payment to a plaintiff in order to ultimately bring down their boss.
Patty's efforts to defend Daniel Purcell uncover their complicated history together and force an energy industry giant to take drastic measures to keep its malfeasance from being exposed.
As the arrest of a suspect clears Daniel Purcell in the murder of his wife, Tom and Ellen uncover evidence that could support Patty's lawsuit against UNR.
As Patty refuses to back off her efforts to punish UNR for dumping toxic waste, Ellen looks to keep the government's case against her boss from being derailed.
After using a television news interview to accuse CEO Walter Kendrick of murder, Patty tracks down an unlikely shareholder to be the plaintiff in a lawsuit against URN.
As Frobisher prepares for his role as the plaintiff in the URN lawsuit, Ellen's FBI handlers focus on Uncle Pete in order to get the information they need to nail Patty.
In the wake of Uncle Pete's suicide attempt, Patty continues to forge ahead with the URN lawsuit, even as her lead plaintiff, Arthur Frobisher, is being pressured to drop out.
Though Patty suspects a government conspiracy aimed at undermining her lawsuit against URN, her efforts to prove it fail to uncover any evidence.
As Patty refuses an offer to drop the lawsuit, Maddox begins to suspect Kendrick of an illegal market manipulation scheme that could place the company in jeopardy.
In the wake of Agent Harrison's death, Ellen hires her own investigator to connect Patty and Frobisher to David's murder, and Claire Maddox looks to undermine Kendrick's leadership at URN.
As Daniel Purcell struggles to conceal his involvement in his wife's murder, Ellen and the FBI set out to catch Patty bribing a judge in the URN lawsuit.
As she looks to finally have Patty jailed, Ellen's plan unravels amid a series of complex double-crosses.