In a mixture of both Chicago and San Diego storylines, fate eventually brings the main characters back together many years down the road. Whereas one of the main characters resides in San Diego, the others live in the same general neighborhood in Chicago. A chance Saturday cup of coffee at a convenience store, a clandestine meeting at a Starbuck's in San Diego, and subsequently a funeral are the connecting links which lead to the climatic finale. "Justice in Three Acts" seems to exemplify the idiom that 'bad things often happen to good people.' However, as the title and subtitle suggest, justice eventually comes to someone who is sitting in the old brown leather chair.