Leah Lail

Jerry courts a woman (Jane Leeves) with a tame past; George makes a bad move at a meeting; a man (Ping Wu) disagrees with Elaine. Susan: Heidi Swedberg. Elaine: Julia Louis-Dreyfus. George: Jason Alexander.

As press coverage increases in the Little trial, Denise and Jeffrey continue their investigation, recruiting Claire to seduce Scott's therapist, and Paul to confront the deceased's husband; Alan and Shirley defend a cannibal; Denny and Brad assist Bethany Horrowitz in her malpractice suit; Alan and Denny face off for the rights to Shirley.

A loss is mourned and a baby is born, as the Camdens recover from the death of Annie's mother.

On New Year's Eve, a woman (Ann-Margret) races against time to fulfill a promise she made to her father 45 years earlier.

Renowned motivational speaker Will Sterling (Jay Harrington) is kidnapped at his mansion minutes before his limousine arrives to take him to the airport for an out-of-town seminar. When Jack and his team investigate Sterling's life and growing empire, they learn about the ex-convict past Sterling had overcome and uncover many suspects, including bitter, dissatisfied consumers and a disgruntled former employee. As they delve deeper, however, it becomes clear that Sterling and his venture are not what they appear to be, which leads the squad to wonder if the missing man is truly in jeopardy or if he's responsible for his own disappearance.