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13 Episodes 2012 - 2012
Episode 1
Fri, Mar 16, 201247 mins
Kate returns to work to mediate a case between a company and an employee who claims his illness is due to exposure from harmful chemicals on the job. Kate butts heads with a brash and aggressive lawyer. Her relationship with Justin takes a turn when he reveals a secret.
Episode 2
Fri, Mar 23, 201243 mins
When Kate is asked to mediate an agreement between a hospital and the FBI over a liver transplant for a key informant, she discovers that the liver was originally promised to a much sicker patient. Lauren and Ben disagree over the future of Reed & Reed.
Episode 3
Fri, Mar 30, 201242 mins
Judge David Nicastro orders Kate to attempt mediation in the case of fishery deckhand Owen Maiken's damage claim for a lost hand against the captain, actually his father. Ben Grogan expects the case to turn into litigation, but everything changes after Kate finds out about a drug problem aboard and a tragic family dispute concerning Owen's late beloved brother.
Episode 4
Fri, Apr 6, 201242 mins
As Kate mediates a severance agreement between an aeronautics company and a dismissed engineer, she discovers that the company may have something to hide. Meanwhile, Lauren babysits Ben as they placate a disgruntled client.
Episode 5
Fri, Apr 13, 201242 mins
Kate fights to help a landlord save his building from foreclosure and the resident drug-dealer who is scaring away tenants. Ben discovers that the dealer's attorney is a former childhood friend, but friends quickly become rivals. Lauren learns that D.A. Davidson is planning to go public with Justin's infidelity.
Episode 6
Fri, Apr 20, 201243 mins
Kate and Ben go up against Justin and the city while representing a client who claims he was the victim of police brutality. A former client accuses Lauren of committing an ethics violation.
Episode 7
Fri, Apr 27, 201243 mins
Kate returns to her alma mater, Burgess Hall, to mediate a dispute between the school and a student being expelled for cheating. Lauren hopes to gain the school as a new client, but soon realizes that Kate has unresolved issues from her school days that could stand in the way. Ben seeks a plea deal from Justin for his client, a bungee-jumping performance artist, but a sultry judge complicates matters.
Episode 8
Fri, May 4, 201243 mins
When Kate is brought in to resolve a hunger strike at a local women's prison, she becomes obsessed with helping Lea Ferran, a prisoner who claims innocence. Despite his claims that the cause is hopeless, Ben goes to court to help Kate try to get justice for Lea. Leo convinces Lauren to take on a copyright case on behalf of his friend, a graphic-novel writer.
Episode 9
Fri, May 11, 201244 mins
Kate is tasked with preventing a strike by the city transit-workers union. In her personal life, Kate struggles to understand her feelings for her partner, Ben Grogan, and accepts an invitation to have dinner with him. Lauren buys a painting for the firm, but discovers the artist may not be what he seems.
Episode 10
Fri, May 18, 201242 mins
While mediating a case between a nursing home and a patient, Kate discovers that the only witness who can clear an innocent nurse of negligence is also a fugitive on the lam for 20 years. Kate enlists Ben to negotiate a deal with the D.A.'s office for her to turn herself in. But when a old flame of Ben's gets involved, things take a more complicated turn, and Kate needs the help of both Justin and Ben when the District Attorney accuses her of aiding and abetting a fugitive. Lauren prepares to negotiate the sale of a client's airline.
Episode 11
Fri, Jun 1, 201242 mins
Ben and Kate travel to Lake Tahoe where Ben wants Kate to settle a border dispute between two police departments that is costing his client tons of money. At issue is the recently-discovered remains of a young woman linked to a possible murder investigation. While Kate tries to find justice for the victim, she and Ben end up spending a lot of alone time together in Ben's client's mountain vacation home. Meanwhile, Lauren helps Justin try a case fraught with political consequences in his bid for D.A.
Episode 12
Fri, Jun 8, 201242 mins
Justin takes Kate to a concert by her favorite Brazilian singer and are invited to an after party with the band. But when the singer is discovered with drugs, the scandal puts Justin's political future in jeopardy. Kate enlists the help of Ben to clear her new friend's name and save Justin from political ruin. When Lauren negotiates an airline sale with billionaire Robin Archer sparks do fly, but Lauren must decide if she can trust her heart to Archer who may not be what he seems.
Episode 13
Fri, Jun 15, 201243 mins
While mediating a case regarding two women who were fired for their sexual orientation, Kate stumbles on evidence of a cover-up. Kate and one of the women, a news researcher, begin to dig deeper and enlist the help of Ben and Lauren to get to the bottom of a dirty land deal involving a company called Selex, D.A. Davidson, and Robin Archer. Lauren is asked by the FBI to spy on Robin Archer. She agrees, but reconsiders as her feelings for Archer deepen and he appears to make changes to win her back. Kate and Justin agree to move in together and begin hunting for an apartment which forces Kate to face her reservations about her relationship with Justin. Kate moves into her new apartment and is shocked when she meets her new neighbor.