- When Carter finally comes face-to-face with Reese, he urges her to join forces to help with their latest POI, a scrappy young woman from the wrong side of the tracks who turned her life around and became a lawyer.
- Reese finally decides to meet with Carter, who, by helping him and Finch in their next case, is provided a little insight into what he and Finch do. Reese is hoping that Carter will see the merit in their association despite the illegal nature of many of his and Finch's actions. Regardless, Reese decides not to tell either Carter or Fusco of their mutual association. That next case is of a young attorney named Andrea Gutierrez, a woman originally from the proverbial wrong side of the tracks, and who has gone deep into debt in financing both her schooling and independent legal business. Her six previous cases have all been for ex-cons who have had a grudge against some aspect of the justice system which has done them wrong. She is hoping that one of these low level cases will be her breakthrough to what she sees as a more lucrative legal career. Her seventh and latest case, which is no different, is representing Terrence King, an ex-con who was sent back to jail on a parole violation. Reese and Finch believe Andrea's violent incident will be associated to King or one of her past clients. In further digging, they find connections between that violent incident to King's less than caring parole officer, Dominic Galuska, and Terrence's son Jacob King who is currently in foster care because of Terrence's imprisonment. Meanwhile, Reese hopes to find out more about Finch's private life through a reconnection Finch makes with someone from his past.—Huggo
- Reese meets Carter in a diner where she has breakfast and asks for her support in their case, accessing the record of the hidden past of his next name. The machine delivered the number of the defense lawyer Andrea Gutierre, who had a shady secret past in her youth but has graduated lawyer later with a great debt financing her studies. She defends ex-cons since she believes persons need to have a second chance in life. She lost her six first cases and now is defending Terrence King, a man who claimed that has regenerated and is clean to create his son but was accused of possession of drugs violating his parole. While following Andrea, Reese saves her from an armed attacker. When they learn his identity, they discover that his parole officer was Dominic Galuska. Soon Reese finds that Galuska is a corrupt man, exploring his parolees. Finch finds a large amount in his bank account and that several of his parolees claim that they were framed and finds his connection with a scheme evolving the foster kids of the prisoners. Further, he has paid another ex-con to kill Andrea.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Carter and Reese have their first face-to-face over breakfast. She feels she owes him the meeting since she was responsible for his getting shot, but she wants more answers. Reese tells her she's involved because her moral compass is pointed in the right direction. He doesnt tell her about the machine, but gives her the name Andrea Gutierrez. He needs the juvenile records on Gutierrez, who is civil litigator. He gives her a dedicated cellular 'phone to facilitate contact between them.
Finch provides more background on Gutierrez, who Reese calls an ambitious scrapper. She has lots of debt and is currently suing the state on behalf of ex-cons... but has lost six straight decisions.
Gutierrez is in court with a client named King, who seems to think he is innocent of drug-related charges. Reese then follows her as she meets friends for drinks.
Carter calls Reese with Gutierrez' records. Fusco thinks Carter is up to something when he sees her sneak off to make the call. Reese spots somebody tailing Gutierrez. He stops the guy right before he can shoot Gutierrez from behind, and they fight. The guy handles himself quite well against Reese in his still weakened condition, and escapes. She is unaware of what just happened.
While they guys search for Gutierrez' attacker, Finch is called away. He goes to a police station and bails out a young man named Will for underground gambling. The two hug.
Reese gives Carter a bottle of steroids he took off the attacker and wants to know where they might have come from.
Reese pretends to be a potential client for Gutierrez who wants to sue his boss. When she steps away he plants a microphone and helps Finch get into her computer.
Gutierrez is trying to help prove King was clean on the night of his charge.
On a tip from Carter Reese finds the attacker near his gym. The man runs and during the chase is hit by a garbage truck and is killed. He was an ex-con named Garcia, and his connection to Gutierrez was that he shared a parole officer with King, a man named Galuska.
Carter calls Finch, not too thrilled that a body resulted from her helping him after he has promised "no killing." He tells her that somebody was probably paying Garcia to kill Gutierrez.
Reese confronts Galuska, who is shaking down his parolees for their legitimate pay and knocks him out. He puts the unconscious man behind the wheel of his vehicle and pours liquor on him.
Reese watches Finch interact with Will, who seems to be the son of his former partner. Carter calls Reese about framing Galuska. She's found out that a number of his former parolees have been complaining that he set them up. Reese gives Fusco another job.
Reese drops by to see Gutierrez and says Galuska is his new parole officer. He asks her about being single and the fact she didn't stay in the town where she grew up.
In an interrogation room, Carter tells Galuska about Garcia being killed and asks him about him coming after Gutierrez. He lawyers up.
Finch finds out that Galuska has $500K in the bank. Recently he took out $9,900, just under the 10K IRS reporting level, to pay Galuska. They see he's just made a similar withdrawal, meaning he's hired somebody else to finish the job.
Reese stops another man from killing Gutierrez. He brings her to a safe house where she starts demanding answers. Finch calls to say the man who tried to kill Gutierrez this time was also a former parolee of Galuska. Reese tells her what's happening, which confirms for her that King is innocent. She wants to tell King, but Reese demands she stay put until he can be sure she's safe.
Carter tells Reese that all the parolees Galuskas been stealing from have been single parents. He's been going after the state foster care money.
Carter meets with King's son' foster parents. They are listed as having six children under their care, despite living in a one bedroom apartment. Other than King's child, the other kids don't exist. She wants them to give up Galuska's family services connection, but they want a lawyer.
Finch calls Carter to tell her he thinks he knows the family services connect, a woman named Gloria Copeland. He wants her to give the foster family their one phone call.
We see Finch install a scanner on the shredder in Copeland's office.
King calls Carter to say he's being moved to a maximum security facility upstate. He needs her to file an injunction to stop it.
Finch thinks Copeland has started shredding documents. Finch learns that she and Galuska have been making it look as if the parolees have more children than they actually do. The scam would be worth $250,000 a month. But Reese is following Copeland, so it couldnt be her.
Gutierrez meets with a case worker named Chris she's friendly with on behalf of King, since his transfer isn't in the best interest of his son. But it turns out he is the one working with Galuska. He pulls out a gun.
Finch finds that Chris has been forging Copeland's signature on documents.
Chris brings Gutierrez to the basement at gunpoint. He tries to rationalize what he did by saying the kids were better off with foster families. Gutierrez manages to escape long enough to allow Reese to arrive. Reese runs Chris directly into Carter, who makes the arrest.
King is reunited with his son as a free man. Gutierrez has won a $10 million judgment on behalf of King, of which she'll get 30 percent as his attorney. She thanks Reese.
Will tells Finch he's going to stay in town and learn more about his father. Will is starting to discover inconsistencies related to the machine. Finch, who Will thinks is simply an insurance expert, feigns innocence.
The episode ends as Fusco tails Finch at Reese's direction.
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