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* AmbiguousDisorder: Jared. He doesn't look at or speak to people, his silences are translated by his partner, and swearing makes him anxious.

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Hounded by her father's angry clients, Maia arrives at her new firm, meeting managing partner Julius Cain and third-year associate Lucca Quinn. Maia takes the case of Frank Gwynn, whose wages are being unfairly garnished by his employer after charges of theft.

Diane is visited by Maia's mother Lenore, who asks Diane to meet with Henry; Lenore blames Jax, their business partner and Henry's brother.

Maia loses her case in arbitration, but Lucca steps in to accuse the company of false imprisonment for detaining Frank over the theft. Lucca proposes the firm open a class action lawsuit for employees in Frank's predicament. Diane moves into her new office, assisted by Marissa Gold, who tracks down multiple employees to join the suit and becomes Diane's assistant. Diane meets Henry in jail, who claims that Jax framed him, and mentions that Lenore has terminal cancer.

At Frank's trial, the prosecution uncovers evidence of theft at his previous job. Frank loses his case, and the firm pulls out of the suit. Maia discovers her mother lied about having cancer so Maia would visit. On Diane's advice, Maia returns to make amends with her mother but discovers her carrying on an affair with Jax.

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Hounded by her father's angry clients, Maia arrives at her new firm, meeting managing partner Julius Cain and third-year associate Lucca Quinn. Maia takes the case of Frank Gwynn, whose wages are being unfairly garnished by his employer after charges of theft.

Diane is visited by Maia's mother Lenore, who asks Diane to meet with Henry; Lenore blames Jax, their business partner and Henry's brother.

Maia loses her case in arbitration, but Lucca steps in to accuse the company of false imprisonment for detaining Frank over the theft. Lucca proposes the firm open a class action lawsuit for employees in Frank's predicament.
Diane moves into her new office, assisted by office. Marissa Gold, who tracks down multiple gets hired as her assistant.

Maia and other associates are enlisted to do pro-bono work for a company. One of the workers claims the company falsely accused him of stealing shoes so they could skim his paycheck. Maia enlists Lucca's help to bring his case to court, and it turns into a class action suit when Marissa finds more
employees to join the suit and becomes Diane's assistant. Diane meets Henry in jail, who claims that Jax framed him, and mentions that Lenore has terminal cancer.

At Frank's trial, the prosecution uncovers evidence of theft at his previous job. Frank loses his case, and the firm pulls out of the suit. Maia discovers her mother lied about having cancer so Maia would visit. On Diane's advice, Maia returns to make amends with her mother but discovers her carrying on an affair with Jax.
company have been ripping off.


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* MistakenForRacist: David Lee sends Diane's belongings over to her new office, along with a box full of African tribal masks, trying to invoke this trope.
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* AFamilyAffair: Maia discovers that her mother is having an affair wih her uncle Jax.


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* BaitAndSwitch: Luca and miss Stevens take turns pretending to want to talk about the case but instead talking about hair stylists.

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Hounded by her father's angry clients, Maia arrives at her new firm, meeting managing partner Julius Cain and third-year associate Lucca Quinn. Maia takes the case of Frank Gwynn, whose wages are being unfairly garnished by his employer after charges of theft. Diane is visited by Maia's mother Lenore, who asks Diane to meet with Henry; Lenore blames Jax, their business partner and Henry's brother. Maia loses her case in arbitration, but Lucca steps in to accuse the company of false imprisonment for detaining Frank over the theft. Lucca proposes the firm open a class action lawsuit for employees in Frank's predicament. Diane moves into her new office, assisted by Marissa Gold, who tracks down multiple employees to join the suit and becomes Diane's assistant. Diane meets Henry in jail, who claims that Jax framed him, and mentions that Lenore has terminal cancer. At Frank's trial, the prosecution uncovers evidence of theft at his previous job. Frank loses his case, and the firm pulls out of the suit. Maia discovers her mother lied about having cancer so Maia would visit. On Diane's advice, Maia returns to make amends with her mother but discovers her carrying on an affair with Jax.

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Hounded by her father's angry clients, Maia arrives at her new firm, meeting managing partner Julius Cain and third-year associate Lucca Quinn. Maia takes the case of Frank Gwynn, whose wages are being unfairly garnished by his employer after charges of theft.

Diane is visited by Maia's mother Lenore, who asks Diane to meet with Henry; Lenore blames Jax, their business partner and Henry's brother. brother.

Maia loses her case in arbitration, but Lucca steps in to accuse the company of false imprisonment for detaining Frank over the theft. Lucca proposes the firm open a class action lawsuit for employees in Frank's predicament. Diane moves into her new office, assisted by Marissa Gold, who tracks down multiple employees to join the suit and becomes Diane's assistant. Diane meets Henry in jail, who claims that Jax framed him, and mentions that Lenore has terminal cancer.

At Frank's trial, the prosecution uncovers evidence of theft at his previous job. Frank loses his case, and the firm pulls out of the suit. Maia discovers her mother lied about having cancer so Maia would visit. On Diane's advice, Maia returns to make amends with her mother but discovers her carrying on an affair with Jax.


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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Luca asks the manager of Gwynn's workplace why he would keep Frank on their payroll if they believed him to be a thief.
* BlatantLies: Lenore acts so unconcerned about her alleged cancer scare that Maia doesn't believe her.
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!!First Week

Hounded by her father's angry clients, Maia arrives at her new firm, meeting managing partner Julius Cain and third-year associate Lucca Quinn. Maia takes the case of Frank Gwynn, whose wages are being unfairly garnished by his employer after charges of theft. Diane is visited by Maia's mother Lenore, who asks Diane to meet with Henry; Lenore blames Jax, their business partner and Henry's brother. Maia loses her case in arbitration, but Lucca steps in to accuse the company of false imprisonment for detaining Frank over the theft. Lucca proposes the firm open a class action lawsuit for employees in Frank's predicament. Diane moves into her new office, assisted by Marissa Gold, who tracks down multiple employees to join the suit and becomes Diane's assistant. Diane meets Henry in jail, who claims that Jax framed him, and mentions that Lenore has terminal cancer. At Frank's trial, the prosecution uncovers evidence of theft at his previous job. Frank loses his case, and the firm pulls out of the suit. Maia discovers her mother lied about having cancer so Maia would visit. On Diane's advice, Maia returns to make amends with her mother but discovers her carrying on an affair with Jax.

!!Tropes
* AmbiguousDisorder: Jared. He doesn't look at or speak to people, his silences are translated by his partner, and swearing makes him anxious.
* DistinctionWithoutADifference: The company Frank Gwynn works for claims it didn't coerce him into confessing; they just used an ''interrogation technique'' that is based on coercing people into confessing.
* FakingAnotherPersonsIllness: Henry tells Diane that his wife's breast cancer is back to manipulate his daughter into seeing her.
* MiseryBuildsCharacter: Invoked by Boseman, who thinks Maia could grow strong from all the hate levelled at her.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Reddick & Boseman has two analysts on their payroll. Their job is to work out what cases to take to make money. They almost always advice again taking the interesting cases.
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