- Franklin and Bash defend a woman charged with murdering her husband with sex. Sensing that either the judge or the jury is in on the take, the guys use unorthodox tactics to get justice for their client.
- Infeld (Malcolm McDowell) enlists Peter (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) and Jared (Breckin Meyer) to help defend Isabella Kaplowitz (guest star Natalie Zea) against charges that she used sex to kill her elderly billionaire husband. But when their attempt to disqualify the judge for wagering on the case fall flat, Franklin and Bash enlist the late billionaire's best friend (guest star Fred Willard) to prove Isabella's innocence.—Anonymous
- Jared Franklin is lazily happy to let Peter Bash, as fan, co-chair with Infeld and Karp -who still promises getting them ousted soon- the defense of foxy socialite Isabella Kaplowitz, who is accused of killing her elder, sickly husband by excessive sex. Pindar Singh's research however also puts them on the trail of suspicious betting, which may disqualify the judge, who isn't amused by Jared hinting so, but the trail also leads to a jury member bribed to leak to the media. Isabella's story gets 'adapted' confronted with witnesses, matched by the defense.—KGF Vissers
- Open with Franklin and Bash discussing cinema while Bash works on his tan. Debbie makes a crack about Bash not being particularly firm. Bash spots an attractive woman in the hall. He rushes to the woman, Isabella, and it is clear that she is a celebrity being charged with murdering her husband. Karp makes a crack about the senior partners voting Franklin and Bash out at some point soon.
Infeld and Karp meet with Isabella. She is being charged with killing her billionaire husband Harry by having sex with him to the point his weak heart gave out. 20 minutes after sex Harry began having trouble breathing and she called 911. Another factor is the fact Harry's last words were "she came upstairs to kill me." Isabella has no idea why he said that.
Infeld decides a third attorney makes sense for a case this high profile. He tells Franklin and Bash to decide amongst themselves, with the other getting a case involving his spiritual advisor.
When Carmen and Pindar won't help them decide, Franklin steps aside when Bash says how much taking the case means to him. Bash asks Carmen to reach out to the client.
The first day in court we meet Harry's lawyer and friend, Wallace, clearly a jokester. Infeld turns down an offer of negligent homicide from the DA. The DA tells the jury he will prove Isabella killed Harry with her body in order to inherit his fortune. Infeld's argument is that the couple was simply in love and their sexual appetites were all they knew.
Franklin tells the gang a site called betwhatever.net set the odds of Isabella being found guilty at 50 to 1. Strangely those odds got longer after Infeld's strong opening statement. Franklin thinks something is up and Carmen and Pindar are put on the case.
State witnesses say Harry and Isabella were advised against strenuous activity and there was no heart medication found in his system. A paramedic testifies to Harry's last words.
Franklin meets with Infeld's spiritual advisor. He gets a text from Carmen and tells the room his wife just went into labor.
Wallace talks on the stand about Harry constantly butchering the punch line of jokes. He also says Isabella recently came to him asking about access to Harry's money. He says he doesn't think Isabella murdered Harry but the judge doesn't allow the statement.
Pindar and Carmen say a big bet was made against Isabella right after Infeld's opening statement, before anything was broadcast in the media. They've discovered the judge in the case, Hong, has a huge credit card debt, the majority of which is through Vegas casino.
Bash tells Franklin he hates the idea of talking to Hong. Franklin talks him into it. Infeld will direct Isabella on the stand.
Isabella says she checked on her finances because she intended to buy Harry a ranch for his upcoming 60th birthday. She said they took sexual precautions, including having a safe word. She did not know Harry wasn't taking his heart meds.
Franklin talks to Judge Hong. She angrily talks about there being nothing wrong with her using a credit card to buy into poker tournaments.
Upon cross examination the DA asks Isabella about the last moments of Harry's life. She says there were no argument or angry words exchanged. At this point the DA calls Harry and Isabella's housekeeper to the stand. She testifies that she heard Harry yelling "No, no more. I don't want that. Go away! Enough is enough!"
Outside the courtroom Isabella said Harry was talking about not wanting to take his heart medication because it dulled his sensations. She lied earlier about not knowing that Harry wasn't taking his meds. Despite the fact that she will look like a liar, the plan is to put her back on the stand to clear up what the housekeeper heard.
Isabella says on the stand that she lied about the medications in order to stick with a story she told in panic to the police. On cross the DA points out she lied under oath.
Carmen got a hold of the browsing history of the jurors. Pindar notices that juror No. 5's wedding registry recently was upgraded dramatically out of her financial range. They think food must be the way she's been communicating with the outside.
Carmen distracts a guard so that Franklin and Bash can inspect the jurors' food. They figure out which meal makes the most sense for a soon-to-be bride.
Isabella comes to Infeld's office with a confession. Harry had been jealous of her friendship with Wallace. To prove there was nothing going on she intentionally increased her sexual intensity to previously unseen levels. Isabella feels like she unintentionally killed Harry while trying to prove she loved him.
Franklin and Carmen stop juror No. 5's tray on its way back through the kitchen. The plate contains a note with the current guilty/not guilty standing of the jurors. The guy in charge of moving the food said his job was just to fax the info to a sports book. They want him to pull the fire alarm so they can talk to the juror herself.
Carmen takes juror No. 5 aside during the drill. A relative is paying her 50 grand to provide updates. She just wanted to give herself a better honeymoon. She says now a few of the jurors (including herself) aren't sure if Isabella is guilty or not.
Infeld's team goes back and forth about how to handle this information. Franklin mentions there is a way to get ride of the juror without having a mistrial.
Outside of court Wallace tells Isabella and her lawyers a few jokes. Based on conversation with Franklin it's clear he hates when people butcher jokes. After Wallace leaves Isabella tells her lawyers that Wallace always had a thing for her.
Bash calls Wallace to the stand. He directs him to the subject of jokes, specifically one with a punch line very similar to Harry's last words. It was a joke features on one of Wallace and Harry's favorite joke sites just days before he died. Wallace eventually admits that Harry must have been telling the paramedic a joke when he said the thing about his wife coming upstairs to kill him. Wallace's jealousy kept him from being honest.
Infeld's closing statement deals with Harry wanting to live (or die) on his own terms. He doesn't think they can send her to prison for loving her husband. At this point Juror No. 5 has a full-fledged freak-out about her wedding and has to be taken out of the courtroom. "She really commits, doesn't she, Bash says."
Franklin tries to keep the lie going, but Infeld's spiritual advisor calls him out on not actually having just had a baby. Franklin agrees to handle his case for free.
The jury finds Isabella not guilty of murder. Outside the courtroom Infeld invites Karp, Bash and Franklin to a celebration, admitting that he bet on himself to win the case at 50 to 1. After Infeld and Karp leave Franklin admits that he also bet, but it seems he put the cash on the other side.
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