Ally cumple 29 años. Siente que el tren de la vida se le escapa. A su vez, John cumple 35 años. Aunque es un litigante exitoso y la firma Cage & Fish prospera, considera que ha fracasado en la vida. Ally y John se enfrentan a Renée en un juicio por asesinato.

Billy demanda a una empresa por despido improcedente. Pide a su esposa Georgia que le ayude en este caso para poder conversar con ella y tratar de salvar su matrimonio.

Richard quiere terminar su relación con Ling porque no se acuestan juntos. Ella trata de disuadirlo.

John reconoce que está enamorado de Ally, y la besa.

Nelle le hace a John un regalo de cumpleaños muy especial.

La melancolía de Ally aumenta cada vez más. Todas sus ilusiones sobre el amor están rotas. Sigue teniendo alucinaciones con Al Green. Renée está muy preocupada por ella. Todos los miembros del bufete tratan de ayudar a Ally.

Nelle está enfadada porque Ally siempre confía en John para consultarle sus problemas. En el fondo, lo que le sucede es que Nelle está empezando a querer mucho a John y le da miedo perderlo.

Renée y Ally comienzan una campaña de citas para encontrar a su hombre ideal.

John Cage debe demandar a una compañía de seguros médicos que se niega a costear el proceso de fertilización clínica de una cliente lesbiana que desea ser madre.

Ally is plagued with hallucinations of Al Green. She talks about these hallucinations with Dr. Shirley Flott, who is seeing patients while Dr. Tracy is away. Shirley has no patience for Ally's daydreams and wants desperately to put her on Prozac. Wrestling with the idea of going on medication leads Ally to question what is so wrong about hallucinations: they bring her comfort and keep her in perspective? Meanwhile, Nelle and John defend a boy suspended for impulsively kissing one of the most beautiful girls in his class. During all this, Billy has had a series of "off the book" appointments and refuses to tell anyone, including Georgia, where he's going.

The first case Georgia brings to Renee's new firm pits them against Cage and Fish. Georgia defends Newman's, an upscale department store against Steve Mallory, who worked as the store's Santa for seventeen years. Cage represents Mallory, who claims that he was wrongfully fired because Newman wants to hire a younger, thinner Santa. Meanwhile, Ally is haunted by visions of herself as a little girl. Ally manages to bring Georgia and Billy together to talk, and Billy sees that he wants Georgia back. But Georgia is not as eager to work things out yet.

Elaine finds a real, live six-week-old baby in a nativity scene manger and wants to keep him. Cage and Ally represent Elaine in her fight to gain custody, while the rest of the office (full of child-less lawyers) become enchanted with the baby. Even Ling considers having children. Billy attempts to reconcile with Georgia. In preparation for the Christmas party, Elaine convinces Ally to sing a sexy song but Richard and Billy have their reservations.

Ally has a romantic dream about Cage and wakes up thinking that he may be the one for her. When she finally gets up the courage to tell him, he admits that he often thought she might be the one for him also. Meanwhile, Elaine goes on a date with a great guy only to learn that he asked her out because his friend said she was easy.

Georgia blames "Cage & Fish" for the new Billy, and is suing the firm for the break-up of their marriage. She cites many issues as leading to Billy's breakdown and the ultimate dissolution of their marriage. However, during the court hearing they discover that the root of the problem lies elsewhere.