Alan Shore and Shirley Schmidt take on the armed forces when a man’s brother dies in a local military hospital due to malpractice. But a friendly wager Denny Crane makes with Alan regarding the outcome of the case could cost Alan his job.

Meanwhile, Jerry Espenson’s sister, Joy – whose son was conceived through an anonymous donor – – asks him to get a ruling which would allow her to find out who the father is to determine if her son and his girlfriend are related