When name partner Edwin Poole shows up to a staff meeting without pants, visiting attorney Brad Chase is asked to stay on at the Boston branch of Crane, Poole & Schmidt to keep Denny Crane in check.

Lori’s case involving one of the firm’s most important clients turns ugly when it turns out the man his wife is sleeping with is Denny.

Alan takes on the case of a young black child who was turned away from playing the part of Annie, allegedly due to the color of her skin.