Sharp-witted, but self-destructive solicitor Cleaver Greene (Richard Roxburgh, Moulin Rouge!, Van Helsing) faces new challenges as the "smart, cheeky, and funny legal series" (Newcastle Herald, Australia) returns. In Series 2, Cleaver makes a bitter enemy of the powerful new Attorney General, Cal McGregor (Damien Garvey, Jack Irish), when Cleaver is caught having an affair with his wife (Toni Collette, The United States of Tara). Cleaver's paramour, Missy (Adrienne Pickering, The Reef), causes a scandal with a memoir about her life as a prostitute, and his best friend's wife, Scarlet (Danielle Cormack, Wentworth), can't forgive Cleaver for the damage he caused to her marriage. Cleaver's legal career is just as hectic as his personal life as he defends alleged terrorists, teenage murderers, and leakers of classified information. But will Cleaver's unorthodox conduct finally land him on the wrong side of the courtroom? Guest stars in this hit Australian comedy-drama include Don Hany (Serangoon Road), Maeve Dermody (And Then There Were None), Stephen Curry (Cloudstreet), and Martin Henderson (Grey's Anatomy).
Cleaver is caught having an affair with the New South Wales Premier, wife of Attorney General, Cal McGregor. Meanwhile, Cleaver defends the wife of an alleged terrorist who blew himself up in front of Parliament.
The Attorney General begins a campaign of police harassment against Cleaver in retaliation for the affair. Barney works on the case of a man who poses as a board member at various meetings around town.
Missy's memoir of her life as a prostitute causes a sensation. Cleaver hooks up with an underage film student at a play starring the girl's aunt, one of Cleaver's ex-girlfriends. After going into even more gambling debt, Cleaver gets involved with mob boss Kirsty.
Cleaver consoles Missy, who is charged with Joshua's murder. Barney breaks his arm and accidentally deepens the divide between him and Scarlet. A mysterious cigarette-smoking man approaches Cleaver with information about Joshua's case.
Barney and Cleaver defend a man accused of severing his neighbor's penis with garden shears. Scarlet finds herself in serious trouble because of her testimony for the Attorney General.
Scarlet is devastated when Cal's photograph of her and David reaches the newspapers. Missy is still in her rut when Cleaver receives bad news from his sister.
Cleaver is in jail for manslaughter, until Missy posts bail for him with the funds from her movie deal. Concerned his manslaughter charge will be connected to her criminal organization, Kirsty calls in Cleaver's debt.
