After politician Peter was arrested and imprisoned for sex and political scandals, his wife Alicia had to end her life as a "housewife" and support the family alone. Alicia resumed her pre-marriage career - defense lawyer. As a junior partner in a well-known Chicago law firm, Alicia was welcomed by her old friend Will. Will was her classmate in law school and the company's named partner. He wanted to see how this once powerful woman would perform in court thirteen years later. At the end of the fourth season, Will and Alicia's relationship was unpredictable, Peter and Alicia's relationship seemed to have improved, what waves would Alicia and Cary encounter in the establishment of their new law firm, and whether Kalinda could join them, whether Diane would leave the law firm to become a judge, all the mysteries are in the powerful fifth season.