Heeding the request of counsel to deliver one of her ""rants"" at a sentencing hearing, Amy lectures a young drug dealer whose mother has made tremendous sacrifices to provide him with a better life; much to Peter's dismay, Maxine accepts a date from an attractive man she meets at the diner; Amy gets ""backwater detail"" subbing for another judge, and travels with Bruce to a small town to hear a case centered on the misdiagnosis and overmedication of its teenage boys; as her abductor's case comes to trial, Lisa and Vincent argue when her fears for the possibility of acquittal, and thus her safety, increase; pending the outcome of an investigation, Susie is back at work after a one week paid suspension and, over Maxine's objections, sets in motion a chain of events which eventually leads to the death of a young mother; Amy and Bruce have divergent reactions when confronted with intolerance during their trip; Maxine unsuccessfully tries to resign, and ends up being blackmailed into acceptin
Quest roles:
Jillian Armenante(Donna Kozlowski), L. Scott Caldwell(Tanya Miller), Wendy Makkena(Susie Nixon), Samantha Shelton(Evie Martell), Allan Rich(Jim Southam), Zach Grenier(Dr. Norman Golden), Richard Crenna(Jared Duff), Al Sapienza(Greg Christofaro), Brian Poth(Nick Dobson), Richard Portnow(AAG Charles Novotny), Pat Crawford Brown(Waitress Louise), Jack Conley(Terry Bogage)