Court is in session this September. After more than a decade of battling to help the less fortunate, Josephine Newton's (Claudia Karvan) suburban law practice is burnt down by a disgruntled, pyromaniac client after Josephine is forced to brief an incompetent barrister to defend his case. Frustrated with both her personal and professional life, Josephine is determined to make a triumphant return to court as a barrister.