Accountability

what happens

With all three of her children living once again under the same roof with her, Maxine finally decides to let them be the grownups that they are (horseplay notwithstanding) and fix their own breakfasts; the ceiling in Amy's courtroom collapses, and she is sentenced to a stint in Accountability court, which she deems a punishment for her ruling in the Casey Ives matter; shortly after his return from New Mexico, David is devastated to discover that the man who holds the secret to his wife's murder has died; Ignacio asks Amy to plead his case with Maxine; Sean asks Maxine to track down the missing placement records on a little boy, and they discover that there's no trace of him anywhere; Heather visits Kyle to ask his forgiveness, announce that she's entering into a treatment program, and tell him about their son, but he doesn't believe any of it; Maxine relents her stance on Ignacio a little by allowing him to fix the broken sprinklers in the garden; Amy tries to figure out what's behind

who made it

directed

James Frawley

written

Carol Barbee

guest cast

Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.

• Kevin Rahm as Kyle McCarthy
• Cheech Marin as Ignacio Messina
• Sarah Danielle Madison as Heather Labonte
• Anthony Zerbe as Judge Henry Sobel
• Adrian Pasdar as David McClaren
• SSamuel Monterroza as Hector Moreno