A local outcast, who was controversially acquitted of murderyears previously, is the latest inductee into a post-operativeheart rehab club. Following his arrival, members dreams of asecond chance at life begin being cut short.
After the overnight vote, 10 contestants are revealed assafe, leaving 6 contestants to try to impress the judges fortheir chance at the final 2 spots in the Top 12.
When Tina and Gemma get more than they bargained for in arevealing art class, Calvin can't hide his jealousy and takesdrastic action. Also, Dave, Marty and Malcolm team up tocrack the case of an unfinished mystery novel.
Spencer is upset with Olivia, which leaves him to face somedifficult truths of his own. Olivia makes things even worse,leaving Billy, Laura and Jordan worried. Billy is in search ofa kicker and holds school tryouts and is surprised at who thenumber one candidate turns out to be. Meanwhile, Montes givesAsher a tough choice about his football career and Coop makes adecision about school after talking with her mom.
When Gloria goes on vacation, Abishola takes charge of thenursing staff, but quickly falls short as the job requires"people skills". Also, with Abishola extra busy atthe hospital, the Wheelers try to cope with her temporaryabsence.
With Ness nearing the end of her clerkship, Lola sets her upto shadow Emily, who is defending a young man who reoffended,and the verdict lies with Judge Campbell who is notoriouslyharsh on repeat offenders. Also, Rachel reveals to Lola thatshe kissed Mark, and Mark struggles to find out why Luke'sname is on a list of cops dropped off by Deep Throat.
After attempting to bury the darker, devastatingly lethalPainkiller part of his persona, Khalil Payne has distancedhimself away from everyone he knows and loves in a new city,Akashic Valley, in order to find peace... but peace nevercomes easy for men with pasts like Painkiller. As his violent,destructive history crashes his idyllic new beginning, Khalilis thrusted back into action with a new mission - bring justicewhere he once gave out punishment - but to do that, he willfirst have to deal with and harness his darker side,Painkiller.
Bryan and Finola head to Maine to pursue an INFLUX lead, butthey discover a volatile situation where a young girl has losther father to debris. Maddox learns Anson's secrets.
The origin story of TAC is revealed through flashbacks whenBull tries to get a new trial for the wrongly convictedprisoner who inspired him to work in trial science 12 yearsearlier.
As Ally contemplates her pregnancy, a new piece of informationblows her world apart. A worried Ava tries to help her momwhile Luke regrets lying about his anxiety.