Jessica enters the Cook apartment, where she meets her cousins Cory and Mark for the first time. For Jessica to trust Mike, an uneducated first year associate, with such responsibilities over countless other actual Harvard educated associates, many partners and several senior partners show just how much she values his work. Jessica then walks in and takes her seat, smiling at Reverend Thompson, only to be surprised herself when she finds out that Angela is the lead singer of the choir. As Jessica leaves, she is confronted by Tyler, Cramer's son, although Tyler is quickly subdued by Nick. She soon finds out that Mike never attended Harvard Law, and has no degree from any colleges.
Novak tells her that she is late, to which she responds that it was because she was at a school that he was shutting down, only to have Novak respond that City Council is shutting down Franklin due to budgetary concerns. Jessica then goes to see Angela at the laundromat to inquire into who the dangerous crowd was. She however is left with no choice when Louis hires Mike back. Jessica then heads back into the courtroom to discover that Angela is gone. Five years later, Hardman returns after his wife passes away, and successfully regains his former position as managing partner. He offers to let her back into City Hall through the secret mayor's entrance, although she asks if he could drive her to Avalon and 81st Street.
Jessica replies that he should have had an answer this morning to the question of why she was hired but they could now show the press why and suggests taking down , the underpaid union lawyer who went after Novak in the first place; Novak merely replies that it is Keri's case and therefore Jessica must take it up with her. Jessica adds that she discovered that Carl fell into some money after dropping the lawsuit and asks if she paid him off, to which she replies that she did not and would not do that. The next day, Lillian goes to Jessica's office to talk about Angela refusing the house. She also adds that she believes Novak doesn't want her taking smaller bites, but that he had hired her as he needs problems solved. And, because no two women's bodies are alike, we are proud to boast an unrivaled collection of beautiful women's plus size coats and leather jackets. The next morning, Jessica is at her apartment when she receives a phone call from Jeff, discussing the message he had left her.
Jessica then tells him to give McGann what he wants, notifying him that he would receive his financial compensation for it. Elsewhere, Keri attempts to secure a police contract, although union attorney Eric McBride, who represents the cops, refuses to sign the agreement since Jessica had gone up against the department before on a police brutality case, where she called the cops animals, and therefore the department no longer wishes to sign the Mayor's contract as he has employed Jessica. As he drives, Jessica responds that her rules from now on would be that Nick is to check in with her and get her permission before driving her someplace on someone else's orders. She and her father had a falling out as he disapproved of her decision to become a lawyer than a surgeon; her mother Virginia had given her a car as a gift, which Jessica hated. Jessica has her driver take her to Yoli's house, offering Yoli a job as her assistant, which Yoli accepts. Jessica convinces Yoli that she played no part in it, while Yoli reveals that she knows everyone in the building, having valued her job, and that she knows her rights and cannot be silenced. With the help of , Hardman is ousted for a second time and Jessica is able to regain her title.
That night, Nick pays Jessica a visit at her office. While McGann initially accepted, he returned her cashier's check of a million dollars back to her after she attempted to get Keri fired, while also notifying her that Harvey's ability to practice law in Chicago had been suspended. He informs her that he wants Novak to appoint his friend, , to take the empty alderman seat in the 54th ward, which had been vacated following Deborah Coates' resignation. As they talk, Thompson notices Nick watching them, and bids Jessica farewell. Back home in her apartment, Jessica watches a news report on television that reveals that the last time the city had a blue flu was in 1993 and that crime had increased by 32%. He adds that she put his career in a dangerous position before returning to his office. As Jessica tells Nick to lower his walls and let him in, he points out that she has not done the same, and asks her what she meant by her earlier statement to Novak when she claimed she understood what he was going through, also adding that she may as well be someone programmed to write checks and issue sound bites.
Jessica tells Angela to wait and steps out to answer the call, where Novak asks her about her attempts to bribe Cramer, citing that he needs union support for re-election. Angela believes a gang known as the Four Corners Marquette may have information on Carl, and Jessica immediately heads out to locate them. Jessica returns to City Hall and sees Nick reading a newspaper by himself and approaches him, notifying him that she knows Carl's death had nothing to do with him. She speaks with a woman, who informs her that twenty schools from other low-income neighborhoods are slated to close. Jessica states that Jeff is allowed to look out for his own self-preservation but tells him that he must decide whether or not he wants to have a relationship with her. Archived from on October 17, 2007.
One such situation is when Mike's quick thinking had saved Jessica and Harvey's jobs and got Hardman kicked out of the firm. Inside the courtroom, Keri is stunned to discover that she is no longer on the docket; when she inquires into the matter, the judge replies that someone from the mayor's office had settled the matter. After lunch, Jessica calls McGann and notifies him that Betsy is racist and thus she would not be hired, as she would alienate most of the mayor's base. Noting that they are at impasse, Jessica leaves. After Keri leaves, Jessica calls Yoli into her office to give her an assignment. Despite not having the type of relationship they maintain with Harvey, they can be seen bantering. Meanwhile, Jessica's photographer took a photo of the moment, which made it seem like McGann was bribing her to drop the case.
Jessica asks her what she would do if she said she worked for the mayor, and she replies that if she did, she would say Jessica and the mayor could both go to hell, stating that the mayor's child has a school to go to whereas if City Council has the low-income schools shut down, her child would not. At the hospital, is checking on a patient, a young woman named Imani. Angela is vexed at Jessica selling out her family to further her career and states that she has to find herself and her family a new place to live. As the guard ushers her out, she encounters Jessica, who asks her to talk. Section B; Column 3; Metropolitan Desk, p.
However, in Season 3, their relationship is somewhat strained as Harvey is bitter towards Jessica regarding the merger. She asks him what McGann has on her, only for Novak to smile and tell her that she should paint the office walls blue before leaving. Angela refuses to believe her, claiming that Jessica is not even aware of the issues that happen in the street, as she was unaware of a hunger strike that is currently happening, and adds that while she herself did not put any stock in Jessica, Lillian had put her hopes in her niece, only to realize that Jessica hadn't broken the news to Lillian yet, and retorts that she would not do Jessica's dirty work and tell Lillian the truth on Jessica's behalf. Jessica then goes to see Keri, notifying her that what Chuck and the police really want is their pension fund. Jessica mentions a possible settlement, and Keri intercedes that she was merely discussing a possible expedition on the buses. At the City Council meeting, Coates rescinds her support for the dismantling of Franklin High School and announces her resignation as Alderman of the 54th Ward, much to the joy of those in attendance. Nick is initially hesitant as it is a bad neighborhood, but eventually agrees to do so.