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17. Long Way Home

Alicia must once again aid Colin Sweeney when a sexual misconduct claim derails his attempt to win back control of his company. Also, Cary is faced with a moral dilemma when Peter tasks him with enforcing office policies.

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After being released from prison, Lockhart/Gardner client Colin Sweeney attempts to convince the shareholders of his former company to vote him back in as CEO. At the eleventh hour, a former employee Isobel Swift publicly accuses Sweeney of sexually harassing her, going as far as to produce a baby who was allegedly fathered by him. Alicia and the firm have 72 hours to prove the allegations are false before Sweeney is forced out of his company for good – a task made more difficult due to the fact that Sweeney will lie to anyone, including his lawyers, to get what he wants. It transpires that Sweeney really is the child's father but that Isobel became pregnant by Spermjacking. Ultimately, he and Isobel settle their differences outside of court. After getting engaged, Caitlin decides to leave Lockhart/Gardner and give up her career to start a family. At the state's attorney's office, Peter forces Cary to investigate employee sexual fraternization, putting him in an awkward position thanks to his own transgressions with Dana Lodge. When Alicia's apartment building decides to convert to condos, she is faced with the possibility of having to move.

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