The Paper Chase

To cope with the increasing pressure of Law School, Laura develops a growing dependency on drugs. Bell notices that Laura s dependency is being bolstered by an additional workload, but his attempts to intervene are pushed aside by Laura.

When Professor Kingsfield uncharacteristically fails to appear to teach his contracts class, he leaves his students to prepare for the upcoming examination without the benefit of a review. Meanwhile, Mrs. Whitney, a potential benefactress to the Law School, pays an unexpected visit to the campus, and is surprised to learn of Kingsfield's absence. She finds two students in a heated argument and voices her complaints to the Dean. Meanwhile, Kingsfield is relaxing in a park.

Bell is appointed director of the Law School "follies," the annual variety show. Even though he is highly talented as a showman, his harsh criticisms, brought on by his own insecurity, causes tension on the set. Meanwhile, Professor Kings field travels to Los Angeles for a Bar Association meeting and during a break, he mistakenly walks onto a television set filming a legal drama.

Rose Samuels is devastated when her estranged husband seeks a divorce so he can remarry, especially when she still has hopes for a reconciliation. When she cannot find adequate legal representation, Laura and Tom offer their help and suggest that she be her own lawyer. Before long, everybody becomes involved.