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