Do You Wanna Dance?:
Man trouble abounds when Ally meets the man she has been chatting with online. Then during a hearing, she finds herself attracted to Brian Selig, the opposing counsel. Meanwhile, the animosity between Nelle and Cage continues.

Hope And Glory:
Since Fish and Cage refuse to make her a partner, Nelle decides to leave the firm. With a bit of deception, she gets Elaine to give her the passwords to the client files, then offers Elaine a job as a paralegal at her new firm. When a client notifies Fish that he will be leaving to go with Nelle, a stunned Fish belatedly sounds the alarm to lock down client files. Down at the bar, Ally and Brian decide to begin dating each other.

Ally McBeal: The Musical, Almost:
Ally introduces Brian to her parents and is upset when her father is uncharacteristically cold. Cage is once again depressed on his birthday because he feels he has become a “curmudgeon toad” and has nothing ot show for his life – even the birthday party Elaine has planned is just an excuse for her to sing. Nelle arrives at the party and admits she wants to return to Cage and Fish.