Robert Emmet Lunney

Alicia and Diane agree to let a famous liberal lawyer help them with their latest case, but they soon realize he may not have their client's best interests at heart. Meanwhile, Alicia's mother arrives for Thanksgiving seeking moral and legal support from Alicia and her brother Owen.

A businessman is found dead in a staged accident with an S&M dominatrix who happens to be Sherlock's old innocent friend. Sherlock recognises that the dominatrix was not to blame, and is on the trail of the real killer.