Alan takes on one of his most outrageous lawsuits to date when he teams up with Denny to sue the National Guard for failing to show up when a flood wiped out a small business.

Shirley is surprised when her granddaughter visits her at the office with the news that she was expelled from university for destroying government standards tests.

Meanwhile, Carl has second thoughts about staying in Boston, and Lorraine comes clean to the firm about her true background.