Back at the office, the team review the surveillance video showing Sonya Lee die. It proved that something else cause her to have a heart attack. Nick advises her to direct blame elsewhere, other than the restaurant.
The ever resourceful Tony (Kuno Becker) is back. He discovers more information on the case through unofficial channels. He learns that Sonya overdosed on epinephrine. Hospital records also show a similar thing happened to Luke Noland who was brain dead for 10 minutes. Different EMT, same drug. It becomes a case of misleading packaging. The two dosages were virtually identical.
Nick wants to sue Galloway Pharmaceuticals, a fortune 500 company with a lot of lawyers. "...to take a bite out of the dragon's tail." And he wants to represent Noland first over Lee. A decision that doesn't sit well with Sonya or Lisa. They had a rock-solid case against the EMT. Going after the drug company was a gamble. Sonya felt abandoned. Despite Lisa's reassurances to her client, Sonya hired another lawyer to sue the EMT for her. In a heated exchange, Lisa vents her anger at Nick for screwing over her client.
On the eve of their trial, they loose the EMT testimony. And when the judge heard how Nick had tried to get it from opposing counsel, disallowed the EMT from the Noland case as witness. They were really half-cocked... half-ass... and half-screwed. The bad strategy could cost them the case.
There is a touching moment for Nick, where he vows to Luke Noland how he will not give up fighting for him, with the young man's mom looking on.
He does that by tricking the doctor behind the drug to picked the wrong dosage to help Pete with his allergic reaction.
My favourite scene had to be the one near the end with Nick in Lisa's office. He is trying to make up for getting angry at her. His reason is that they are a passionate bunch. I blame it on his low cholesterol diet.
"Saying "screw you" is a pretty rough thing to say to your boss."
"Not compared to what was in my head."
It became more than just asking her out to celebratory dinner. It's his way of telling her that she is appreciated and a valuable member of the team. I loved how he tried to read her reaction, by getting right up close to her face. For what it was worth, it was enough to change her mind about switching jobs.
Other memorable quotes:
Zoey: You have sex hair.
Lisa: Did you just say "big whoop"?
Zoey: Look around we work in a fishbowl. There are no secrets here. (Zoey is the only one to know about Lisa and ADA Matt Ward.)
