For the People | Season 2

 

"First Inning"

It's all hands on deck in both offices when United States Senator Walter Carson is shot by the police outside his son's house. Sandra, Jill and new investigator Ted defend Julian Sarco, a teenager who inadvertently caused the shooting through swatting. When Jill and Roger are swatted themselves, Roger emotionally amps up the charges against Julian. Leonard realizes he made a mistake by taking the job in Texas and makes his way back to the U.S. Attorney's Office, much to Kate's dismay as Roger re-assigns the swatting case to him following her objections to the added charges. Meanwhile, Jay is tasked with defending a spoiled millennial when her parents turn her in for minor crimes to make her move out.

"This is America"

When an immigrant, a cooperating witness in Leonard's case, is arrested by ICE in the courtroom, his son Ramon starts looking for him around the courthouse. Tina learns of his father's arrest and decides to hide the boy until she has more clarity on his situation, putting her career on the line. When the ICE agents discover the boy, a tense situation emerges involving both groups of lawyers, Chief Judge Nicholas Byrne and US Attorney Douglas Delap. Sandra flies to Arizona to represent Merced Garcia in his bond hearing but fails, forcing Leonard to come up with a creative solution. Meanwhile, Kate feels overlooked by Roger and decides to bring charges against an infamous criminal defense attorney who committed the perfect murder on his wife.

"Minimum Continuing Legal Education"

Seth is looking to move to another division but he needs another trial on his record to make the move. With Leonard and Kate's help, he takes on the case of a Transnistrian diplomatic agent who piles up small crimes under his personal inviolability and immunity. While he manages to convince the Transnistrian ambassador to waive immunity, he gets tangled up in the complicated web of the United States' diplomatic relationships. Sandra and Ted work to defend a man who stole a car and inadvertently kidnapped a baby in the process. Jay's route to court is blocked due to construction and his borrowing Allison's route sets off a chain of superstitious reactions around the office.

"The Vast, Immovable Object"

Jill takes on an incredibly difficult case of a young man accused of strangling a woman. Since he made a false confession after being relentlessly questioned for hours and presented with fabricated evidence, she enlists the help of Ted, Jay and Allison to do the impossible and get the entire case thrown out by shifting blame to another suspect. Meanwhile, Sandra works together with Kate when her client, who is being prosecuted for transporting body parts, agrees to gather evidence to make a case against the illegal network he is participating in. After speaking at a school about their job, Seth asks the teacher for her number.

"One Big Happy Family"

Sandra and Kate take on the case of a 12-year-old girl wrongfully serving a 4 year sentence in a private, for-profit detention center receiving kick-backs.

"You Belong Here"

Leonard successfully gets the upper hand on litigator Philip Kaws as they negotiate the surrender of his high-profile client; Kaws teaches Leonard about being black in the legal field.

"The Boxer"

Roger and Jill's relationship is tested when Sandra's client is suspected of murdering someone, and Roger subpoenas Sandra. Seth accidentally steals evidence.

"Moral Suasion"

Allison defends a man arrested for selling illegal cigarettes and is determined to get him released without bail.

"Who are we now?"

Sandra and Kate's relationship is put to the test when they go head-to-head over a high-profile bank robbery case. On the defense side, Alison helps Jay as he decides to take an unconventional approach defending their war veteran client. Meanwhile, Tina gives Roger advice about his relationship with Jill, a relationship beginning to show its cracks.

"A Choice Between Two Things"

Jay's parents are harassed at a polling place, leading to a case with profound ramifications for the U.S. Attorney's offices---and a decision to prosecute the group sending professional political operatives to harass and intimidate immigrant voters. Seth gets the case of his dreams, one that could take down a major crime family. Roger and Jill's relationship reaches a crossroads. The case against voter harassment gets a conviction---and a drastic leadership change, affecting Kate in particular, while Roger finally makes his own drastic decision.