The second episode of All’s Fair picks up exactly where the pilot left off: the announcement of Allura Grant’s divorce explodes like a bomb, splitting the firm and putting every spotlight on her. What begins as a personal tragedy quickly turns into a legal war of epic proportions.

Determined to fight to the very end, Allura chooses Dina Standish (Glenn Close) as her attorney — a strategic, but also deeply emotional decision. Dina, the team’s mentor, knows every detail of her protégé’s life and career. On the opposing side, the cruelest twist: Carrington Lane (Sarah Paulson) takes on the defense of Chase Grant, the unfaithful husband.

The courtroom becomes a stage for pride, betrayal, and power. Murphy nails the tone — the duel between Glenn Close and Sarah Paulson is pure theatrical tension, and easily one of the season’s highlights.

While Allura tries to maintain her composure, the firm takes on a new case: Deidra Vaughn, a brilliant inventor whose husband stole her patents and fortune. To make matters worse, in the divorce agreement, she unknowingly signed papers that left her responsible for his massive debts. There seems to be no way out. As the lawyers argue over loopholes, Deidra, in a moment of despair, throws herself out of the office window.

The shock is devastating. The scene, both stylized and brutal, is one of the episode’s strongest moments. Wracked with guilt, Allura, Liberty, and Emerald decide to take matters into their own hands — to expose the husband and reclaim what he stole, no matter the cost.

Meanwhile, Dina faces her own private crisis: her husband’s health is worsening, and it’s starting to break her down. Still, she joins the trio on a trip to New York, where the jewels of Sheila Baskin — their client from the previous episode — are up for auction. There, fate reunites old rivals. Carrington is also present, and her obsession with outshining Dina leads her to buy the very piece Dina wanted, purely out of spite. It’s a silent, elegant, cruel duel — quintessential Murphy.

Later that night, Dina almost gives in to temptation, nearly spending the night with another man, before pulling back. She confesses everything to her husband, who, instead of anger, responds with compassion — a small, quiet act of maturity that feels rare in Murphy’s worlds.

Back in Los Angeles, the focus shifts to Liberty, who is being pushed by her friends to say “yes” to her boyfriend, Dr. Regie, a kind cardiologist who seems to offer everything she’s ever wanted: stability, tenderness, respect. But when the proposal finally comes, Liberty freezes. She panics and runs. The fear of losing control — or herself — wins out once again.

Meanwhile, Emerald tries to juggle her demanding job and her family life, falling briefly into an emotional trap set up by her kids, which turns out to be a prank. The episode gives her a rare moment of light: the joy of seeing one of her sons accepted to MIT, a proud, genuine scene in the middle of all the chaos.

Then comes the final twist: Allura officially learns the identity of her husband’s mistress — Milan, the young receptionist and protégée from her own office. The revelation shakes the trio, but nothing compares to the confrontation that follows. In a gorgeously tense and luxuriously staged scene (Murphy can’t resist a touch of aesthetic excess), Allura faces Milan. The exchange is brief, sharp — and ends with a bombshell: Milan is pregnant with Chase’s child.

The episode ends the only way Murphy knows how: a slow close-up on Kim Kardashian’s face, tears barely held back, a dramatic score swelling, and an abrupt cut between tragedy and spectacle.
The personal and professional war of Allura Grant has officially begun.