 Foster Troutman, a charming polygamist, causes an uproar at the firm over Becker and Markowitz s tax audit case of him and his 11 wives, and he offers Markowtiz a new sexual maneuver on pleasing a woman while Becker is attracted to his lawyer, Lynette Pierce. Meanwhile, Grace faces the difficult task of prosecuting Christopher Appleton, a gay man afflicted with AIDS, who s accused of the mercy killing his similarly infected lover. Abby faces an agonizing ordeal with Kelsey in search for her son when she receives news of an battered anonymous child s death. The other partners quarrel over who will get Chaney s desirable office, and with a coin toss, Markowitz wins.