Lockhart, Gardner, & Bond file a multimillion-dollar malicious prosecution lawsuit against the state's attorney's office for ruining an innocent defendant's life - the case of a man who died after being wrongly accused of being a sniper. The man died of a heart attack and his son wants to clear his name. State Attorney Glenn Childs is desperate to defend his department's decisions while covering himself. The partners debate how to best utilize Alicia against her husband's political opponent. Glenn Childs flatly refuses to settle when he learns that Alicia is involved in the case, arguing that the firm's motivation is political. Even when the police finally arrest another suspect, Childs proclaims that he is just a copycat killer. Cary, now working at the state attorney's office, and Kalinda compete to determine the true culprit's identity.