Armageddon (1)

Eine Katastrophe drängt alle anderen Ereignisse in den Hintergrund: Staatsanwalt Robert Dimanjik ermittelt gegen Rick wegen des Verdachts der Korruption im Zusammenhang mit einem „Atlantor“-Projekt. Nun soll Rick vor einem eigens einberufenen Untersuchungsausschuss aussagen. Karen stellt Dimanjik Akten ihrer Mandanten zur Verfügung, die ebenfalls gegen Ricks Bauprojekt klagen. Miles Dentrell, der in den Fall verwickelt ist, gibt Rick daraufhin zwar ein paar Hinweise, hält sich aber ansonsten aus der Sache raus, da er schwerkrank ist. Lily verspricht Rick unterdessen, immer zu ihm zu halten, ganz egal, was passiert.

Karen finds out that a grand jury is being impaneled to investigate the Atlantor project. The District Attorney wants Karen to help them, but she is reluctant. She acts nervously around Rick and refuses to discuss the investigation with him. Rick is subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury investigation of Atlantor. Allegations of bribery and arrests are floated about. Lily forces Christie not to print an unsubstantiated story concerning the grand jury. Rick fills his kids in on the situation. He finally talks to Miles, but Miles doesn't give him any assurances or definite answers. However, he does reveal that he has cancer, and it's advancing throughout his body rapidly, so he might not be around if the case goes to trial. Rick undergoes five hours of questioning by the grand jury. The episode ends with the Cook County sheriff arriving with a search warrant to search Rick's apartment...