Deed accuses Everard of corruption when he grants a non-custodial sentence to a defendant with political ties (the hit and run driver in Health Hazard), at the same time putting Jo's career on the line. She convinces Deed to see a therapist and he meets with Rachel Crawcheck. However, he continues to seek real justice until the sentence is appealed. Deed also hears a mysterious case involving a woman who claims she killed her husband in self defence.