Barry Wiggins

Bad-boy Ryan Atwood finds himself in trouble with the law and in trouble at home. Against all odds, pro bono public defender, Sandy Cohen, takes Ryan under his wing and back to his home in Newport Beach, Orange County, California. Ryan finds himself immersed in this high-class society but soon realises nothing is as it seems.

Sandy and Kirsten legally adopt Ryan. The newest member of the Cohen clan ends up escorting Marissa to Cotillion, where Seth meets up with Anna Stern, a new student from Pittsburgh. At the festivities, Jimmy's clients discover that he has been stealing their money and a fist fight breaks out.

After a man is found bludgeoned to death on the side of the road, the squad teams up with another detective who believes that he is hunting the same roadside killer; Maura discovers that her identity has been stolen.

Burton's appointment to a federal judgeship is jeopardised when secrets are revealed, and Nick and Kim go out in public for the first time.

Al and his friends from `NO MA'AM' travel to Washington DC where, thanks to Jefferson's pull, being a former CIA agent, Al and the group get to address the US Senate about `Psycho Dad' being put back on the air.