Linda Carlson

Diane turns to a friend at the Survivor’s Network for help. A body is pulled from the water. Two Chinese men are brought in handcuffed together. The new computers arrive.

Russell is still struggling with the loss of Simone and enlists Kirkendall’s help. ADA Costas looks for ways to get Freddie Asuncion and clear Luis Suarez’s name. The whole squad…

Hoffman races to track down Richard Cross and find the missing video tape even as a terrified Neil Avedon is attacked by a fellow inmate in prison.

Even as the jury reaches a verdict, Hoffman breaks into Jessica’s apartment, convinced a hidden camera is located there and that a tape of the murder most likely exists.

As Hoffman and Grasso deliver their closing arguments Justine realizes just how mentally unstable Cross is and finally discovers the cause of his erratic behavior.

Cross acts strangely on the witness stand, Neil decides to testify in court on his own behalf, and Justine has an unnerving encounter with Cross in his office.

Two actors, one of Jessica’s Cocaine Anonymous sponsors and Neil Avedon’s mother testify on Neil’s behalf, and Hoffman fires Justine after he learns of her involvement with Cross.

Hoffman uncovers a costly connection between Richard Cross and Dr. Lester’s nurse, and Annie finally tells Hoffman she wants a divorce.

Hoffman calls to the stand some of the men Jessica mentioned in her diary, but is later stunned after Julie takes the stand and claims she no longer has to…

The murder trial is halted when two male jurors argue over a woman juror, and Dr. Lester testifies that Neil Avedon made a startling confession the night Jessica was murdered.

As more evidence comes to light proving Richard Cross lied about his activities the night of Jessica’s murder, Annie Hoffman tells her husband she wants a separation.

Elizabeth identifies her abductor, Hoffman believes Dr. Lester’s nurse may be lying, and rumors begin circulating about the state of Richard Cross’s health.

When a member of his family is abducted, Hoffman suspects someone is trying to send him a message about the Avedon murder case and that Cross is somehow involved.

Hoffman becomes suspicious after Cross asks him to help Roberto Portalegre, an influential associate from Brazil whose son was accused of date rape.

Hoffman faces a dangerously obsessed fan of Neil Avedon and a rumor that he had an affair with Francesca Cross, a rumor he believes was started by Richard Cross.

Convinced that Richard Cross is trying to manipulate the outcome of Neil Avedon’s murder trail, Hoffman advises Justine to turn down a business opportunity from him.

Julie meets with another of Dr. Lester’s female patients who said she was drugged and raped at the doctor’s clinic, and Avedon agrees to be interviewed on national television.

When Julie overdoses on drugs prescribed by Dr. Lester, Hoffman suspects the doctor has ulterior motives for keeping his female patients so heavily sedated.

The murder of Jessica Costello becomes front-page news and the hottest new case for the law firm of Hoffman & Associates.

The medical staff and Joan Halloran fight back when a large private hospital dumps an indigent, unstable emergency patient on the E.R.; Ehrlich seeks advice about his relationship with Roberta;…