Asthe8thseasonbegins,nothinginthefirmisasweremember.Bobby,Linsay,RebeccaandLucyareallgone,leavingEllenor,EugeneandJimmyatthehelm.Ellenoralsohiresanoldfriend,attorneyAlanShore,recentlyfiredfromhisfirmforembezzlement.JimmyandandEugenedefendawomanwhokilledadrugdealerinherneighborhoodincoldblood,desperatetostophimfromsellingdrugstochildren.EllenorandJaimiedefendamanaccusedofkillinghiswifeandunbornchild,butbegintosuspectheisactuallyprotectingtherealkillerddd