Name: Just the Beginning
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 25 min

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M.E. takes over the wedding plans when Rene is forced to attend a hearing; Rene returns home to a perfectly planned wedding, and marries Turk.

Any Day Now

Just the Beginning

Rene's in the middle of a controversy over a slave burial ground and the hearing on the case is set for her wedding day.

Rene represents Rastafarians who have been fired from a conservative company for refusing to cut their dreadlocks.

Let the Games Begin

Rene represents a group of women who were groped by drunken men during a business convention.

Boys Will Be Boys

M.E. ponders becoming involved in a class action lawsuit that has been filed against a comedy club because of fat joke told during one stand-up's performance; Rene decides to confirm her commitment to Turk.

Truth Hurts

M.E. and Gail politely jostle over planning Emmett's first birthday party, but get into a really serious disagreement over his racial heritage.

Call Him Macaroni

Glenn arranges for M.E. to witness the execution of a man convicted of rape and murder so she can write a column about the emotional event.

In Too Deep

Rene resumes her full-time schedule and represents an artist who paints pictures of U.S. currency, while M.E. serves on a jury in which she finds herself in lone dissent in the case.

The Real Thing

Rene unravels a sexual-harassment case; M.E. visits a therapist; young Rene gets involved with the Black Panthers.

It's Not Karma, It's Life

Rene struggles to maintain control of the law firm; Davis decides to go away to a Roman Catholic seminary; young Rene bonds with Sara's friend; guest Yolanda King.

Still My Little Soldier

M.E. discovers that Kelly and Ajoni have bills to pay when Kelly's car is repossessed; mounting stress causes Rene to collapse.

Stay of Execution

M.E. writes about the importance of the Confederate flag; René handles a case involving nursing-home residents; René and Judge "Turk" Terhune try to figure out where their relationship is going; young René and M.E. explore feminism.

Rebel With a Cause

Growing up in racially segregated Birmingham, Alabama, during the 1960's, Rene and Mary Elizabeth manage to stick together despite community intolerance of "mixed" friendships.

S4 E22 | Just the Beginning

E22 | Just the Beginning

E21 | Just the Beginning

E20 | Let the Games Begin

E19 | Boys Will Be Boys

E18 | Truth Hurts

E17 | Call Him Macaroni

E16 | In Too Deep

E15 | The Real Thing

E14 | It's Not Karma, It's Life

E13 | Still My Little Soldier

E12 | Stay of Execution

E11 | Rebel With a Cause