Childhood sweethearts Ally McBeal and Billy Thomas, who attended Harvard law school together, had a failed relationship when Billy left Ally behind to pursue a law career elsewhere. Years later, Ally's old classmate Richard Fish hires her at his law firm, where Billy and his new wife work, causing Ally to confront her unresolved feelings for Billy.

Ally McBeal, a Harvard Law School graduate, faces a toxic work environment at...