Flashback: A young girl is buried in a deserted oil field as a voice protests that he shouldn't be here.
Today: Stark and defense counsel Paul Faber seem to nearly come to blows as they passionately argue opposing sides of a case before a judge. Afterwards they share a drink; they're old and close friends. Paul was one of Stark's partners at his old firm, Stark-Bell, and became the firm's star lawyer when Stark left. As they leave there's a drive-by shooting… and Paul is killed. The shooter used high-caliber ammo. The car was found nearby with no prints. This was a professional hit. Faber defended the scum of the earth, mob bosses and worse. Where to begin to find a suspect? Worse yet, wonders Danny, how do they get Stark to lay off the case since they eventually may need him to testify?