Episode 17

Richard's frantic all-nighter at work is not enough for one victim's family, while a shock-jock's rant derails the Quinn case, and Erin's attempt at living sober ends badly.

Richard finds himself dumped with a last minute trial and only thirty hours and ten minutes to prepare. Richard pulls an all-nighter - but his exhausted state makes him awkward and careless when dealing with the family of the victim. With Tony giving him little support, another courtroom dressing down from Judge Walker ensues. Richard marches out of court - and smack into Lisa Simpson, an attractive woman who's not impressed at being knocked off her bike. But Conrad's misguided romantic advice helps to motivate Richard, who finds a way to impress her. David is ready for the first day of the Quinn trial, but it's derailed even before it begins by the prejudicial ranting of a shock jock. After the day from hell, Erin falls off the wagon, fights with Jimmy, and ends up in the surprised arms of Ben.
Ben and Julie decide to become more than ‘friends with benefits'. But their exclusive relationship is immediately at risk when Erin comes knocking on Ben's door?
When Tracey discovers a trial listing has slipped through her formidable organisational system, Richard finds himself dumped with a last minute trial and only twenty-six hours and ten minutes to prepare. Tony, the barrister listed on the case, isn't much help, so Richard pulls an all-nighter, experiencing a long strange night as he races against the clock. But his exhausted state makes him awkward and careless when dealing with the family of the victim, and he makes reassurances about the evidence to be heard that he can't possibly keep. Tony's bloody-minded pragmatism grates on Richard's sleep-deprived nerves, leading to yet another courtroom dressing down from Judge Walker. Richard marches out of court - and smack into Lisa Simpson, an attractive woman who's not impressed at being knocked off her bike. But Conrad's misguided romantic advice helps to motivate
Richard, who finds a way to impress her. And as he finally accepts Tony's pragmatic approach to justice, Tony gives one small sign that he too is not immune to the tragedy they deal in.
David is ready for the first day of the Quinn trial, but it's derailed even before it begins by the prejudicial ranting of a shock jock. With the trial adjourned for six months, David's tenure on the job is looking very much in doubt. And if David loses his job, his promise to bring Rhys on staff is no better than worthless. Erin, trying to live sober, finds her resolve tested when she starts work on a rape case centred on one very confident rapist. After the day from hell, Erin falls off the wagon, fights with Jimmy, and ends up in the surprised arms of Ben. She wakes up feeling very low the next morning, but worse is to come when she tries to apologise to Jimmy. She hurt his pride last night - he retaliates by revealing that it was Erin, after all, who leaked the file that's made life at the DPP so tough for everyone. Ben and Julie decide to become more than ‘friends with benefits'. But their exclusive relationship is immediately at risk when Erin comes knocking on Ben's door, in desperate need of comfort.