- Peter and Jared ask Hanna to help them handle the court martial of two Navy sailors (Kayla Ewell and Gabrielle Dennis) accused of assaulting fellow personnel, but Hanna has ulterior motives for coming to their aid. To make matters worse, the sailors' commanding officer (Joanna Cassidy) has little confidence in their defense team. Elsewhere, Pindar arbitrates a dispute between the co-owners of a virtual business. And Karp finds himself walking a human-resources tightrope over a previous encounter with one of the firm's summer associates (Tiffany Dupont).—Anonymous
- Jared and Peyer can't resist accepting as their first-ever court martial, without specific training, the case against Navy sailor girls Monica and Nicole, who risk their careers and two years in stockade for a bar brawl, normally kept out of court, yet MPs were practically waiting. It turns out they were the ones picking the serious fight and inflicting all the injuries, yet their CO Captain Gina Vaughn claims they were provoked to prevent them being selected as first females ever for an elite training, but doubts are cast all over. Meanwhile Pindar gets arrested while trying to discretely have repaired the historical knife the duo bought as thank-you for Stanton, who cheerfully takes his defense, while as her former brothel client Damien shivers when played by his apprentice and easy lover Alyssa.—KGF Vissers
- Open with Franklin and Bash hosting a party in their office for the summer associates. Damien drops by to yell at them before realizing Infeld is at the party. Damien locks eyes on an attractive associate named Alyssa. Two women in Naval uniforms show up and introduce themselves at Toomin and Ward.
The women tell the guys they beat up two Navy guys at a bar. The base has a van that is used to pick up troublemakers and it took the men home. But when the ladies got back they were placed under arrest. They both have been in the service for a decade and are closer than they'll ever be to the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team, which is the closest women in the Navy can get to being SEALs. They were appointed inexperienced defense lawyers but wanted to hire better representation.
Carmen and Pindar open a package addressed to the guys. Inside is a switchblade knife. Almost as soon as Pindar holds the knife he breaks it.
Infeld brings Alyssa to Damien, because she's interested in real estate law. He is obviously uncomfortable and she asks if she knows him from somewhere. He gives her a bunch of work and suggests she work from home.
The guys tell Hanna they're headed to military court. She clearly knows more about the process than they do and tells them she spent time as a JAG.
The guys arrive at military court and meet their opposing counsel, a Commander Puckett. They also meet Captain Vaughn, the women's commanding officer. She seems concerned that they're going to give Ward and Toomin effective defense. They tell her their defense will be mutual combat.
While shooting at the firing range the women tell Franklin and Bash the men provoked them by telling them women don't belong in EOD. The two men ended up getting their EOD orders later in the week. The guys think it's strange there were cops waiting for them back at the base.
Alyssa tells Damien she recognizes him from her days as a student stripper. She recalls him being nicer than the clients he was there with. He invites her to join him for a summer associates dinner he's hosting.
The guys tell the judge their view that in the past twelve months only two people have been arrested for assault off-base, their clients. To explain why the women were singled out, Puckett plays a video of the fight. The women seemed almost to be taking pleasure in doling out a savage beating. The women have to admit they might have gotten "carried away."
Infeld thinks the fight looks personal. But since the two men would plead the fifth, there is no point in calling them as witnesses. Infeld thinks gaining access to the men's service files might help. Hanna, who now seems interested in joining the team, knows of a way they can get the kind of high-level clearance needed to open the files.
Hanna tells Damien about working with the guys. She says she's doing it in part to add to the file on Franklin and Bash they're putting together to get the guys kicked out as partners.
Bash tells Pindar he's expecting General Patton's switchblade, a gift for Infeld. When he leaves Carmen tells him he needs to try and take it to a knife store and get it fixed.
After the summer associates dinner Alyssa and Damien walk to the parking lot. They hit it off and talk about the fact he doesn't date women he works with. She mentions that she's looking at working at a smaller firm doing a different kind of law. They end up sleeping together in her car. Afterwards she mentions maybe exploring Damien's firm a little longer and he looks unhappy.
Hanna requests a look at the files of the men who fought with Ward and Toomin. The judge agrees to review it and decide whether it's relevant.
Later in the day the judge rules the files admissible. The guys are allowed to view the files, but cannot remove them from the courtroom. Franklin, Bash and Hanna look through the files and find much of it has been redacted.
It turns out the two men were initially rejected by the EOD, but were late back in after the fight with eerily similar recommendations. Vaughn was the one of helped get them into EOD. Ward and Toomin don't understand why she would have done that, since she's been so supportive of their careers.
There is a problem with a piece of real estate legislation that Damien's office handled which will end up costing the firm about $50,000. The partners vote to terminate Alyssa, despite Damien's protest.
Pindar is pulled over on his way from the knife store for going seven miles per hour. His license expired five years earlier and he ends up showing the officer the knife.
Franklin talks to Vaughn about whether she sent the men to attack his clients. She doesn't admit to anything. She thinks they should take a deal which involves admitting guilt. She says the two men from the fight are out of country.
Damien tells Alyssa she's being fired. She thinks he's doing it because of their relationship and tells him not making it through the summer session will kill her career.
Infeld comes to Pindar's rescue at his arraignment. He gets his case dismissed by showing the judge a feature of the knife that means it doesn't legally qualify it as a switchblade.
Damien shows Infeld that Alyssa wasn't the one of who made the mistake. In fact her work will earn the firm money. He tells Damien to hire her full-time.
The guys review Vaughn Congressional testimony about women's role in the armed forces. It turns out that she doesn't support women engaging in front line combat. Vaughn set Toomin and Ward up to either force them to quit when they were beaten by men, or be disqualified if they won and were court marshaled. Bash's plan is to use Vaughn's affinity for the women.
Bash puts Ward and Toomin on the stand and gets her to admit they started the fight to prove that the Navy needed to reevaluate its standards for putting women in combat. Since this qualifies at sedition and mutiny, the women are placed under arrest. As they are led away, Vaughn stands up and admits that she organized the fight in order to show them why the Navy prevents women from serving on the front lines. The charges are immediately dismissed. The women tells Franklin and Bash they now have a shot at EOD.
Damien offers Alyssa the job. She turns him down, saying she's accepted a lower-paying position at the other firm. She agrees to finish our her summer and it looks like they may continue their relationship after she leaves.
The guys invite Hanna to celebrate the win and tell her they look forward to working with her again. After they leave she deletes the Franklin and Bash file.
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