Accountability

Während David sich in Mexiko befindet, um die Überstellung des Mörders seiner Frau zu überwachen, befürchtet Amy Schwierigkeiten wegen des Casey Ives-Falles. Als nun auch noch ihr Vorgesetzter Richter Henry Sobel auftaucht und sie eine Weile dem Rechenschaftsgericht überstellen will, sieht sie ihre Vermutung bestätigt. Wie sich wenig später herausstellt, handelt es sich dabei allerdings nicht um eine Strafversetzung: Richter Sobel hat sie lediglich wegen ihres unvermindert guten Rufs dort eingesetzt - und zu ihrer eigenen Sicherheit, da die Decke in ihrem alten Gerichtssaal einzustürzen droht.

With all three of her children living once again under the same roof with her, Maxine finally decides to let them be the grownups that they are (horseplay notwithstanding) and fix their own breakfasts; the ceiling in Amy's courtroom collapses, and she is sentenced to a stint in Accountability court, which she deems a punishment for her ruling in the Casey Ives matter; shortly after his return from New Mexico, David is devastated to discover that the man who holds the secret to his wife's murder has died; Ignacio asks Amy to plead his case with Maxine; Sean asks Maxine to track down the missing placement records on a little boy, and they discover that there's no trace of him anywhere; Heather visits Kyle to ask his forgiveness, announce that she's entering into a treatment program, and tell him about their son, but he doesn't believe any of it; Maxine relents her stance on Ignacio a little by allowing him to fix the broken sprinklers in the garden; Amy tries to figure out what's behind

Hos familien Gray har Maxine fået nok af at opvarte sine tre voksne børn, som nu alle bor under samme tag, og derfor for første gang selv må til at lave deres egen morgenmad. Loftet i Amys retssal styrter ned, og imens det repareres, forflyttes Amy til en anden retssal, hvilket Amy selv ser som en "straf" for at have afsagt en alt for mild dom over en ung mand, som siden hen skød hele sin familie. Maxine's frustrationer over sit arbejde ser nye højder, da et plejebarns sagsmappe forsvinder sporløst på grund af sjusk.