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2. The Real Jane

After taking over the body of a deceased lingerie model, Old Jane returns to enlist Jane in a death row appeal that was dropped when she died. Meanwhile, Grayson and Kim represent a mattress salesman who was fired for wearing women's clothes at work.

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Jane finds herself working side-by-side with "Old Jane", who is now in the body of a hot model named Brittney ( Natalie Hall ) and why she wanted come back to Earth in the first place. Together they race the clock to defend a former client of Old Jane's who is on death row for killing a former classmate and is due to be executed in four days. Grayson and Kim take on the case of a mild-mannered father and mattress salesman, Cyd Pinar ( Lee Tergesen ), who believes he was wrongfully terminated from his job for dressing like a drag queen. Brittney (Old Jane) and Jane develop respect for each other gradually during their case. When Owen steps in to replace the judge who was originally assigned the case, Grayson feels that Owen should recuse himself. Kim struggles with Parker's absence, and tearfully reveals to Grayson that Parker is trying to reconcile with Elisa, the mother of his son. Realising Jane/Deb has done better in her new life than she first believed, Brittney (Old Jane) decides to go to Paris to do as Jane/Deb has and find her true self now that she, too, has a second chance at life.

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