sentences:  With the occasional assistance and sometimes hindrance of his mother, Madeline (Sharon Gless), Westen battles an array of criminals such as mobsters, gang members, con artists, murderers, rapists, kidnappers, foreign wet-work operatives, drug traffickers, sex traffickers, arms traffickers, and war criminals.At the same time, Michael must follow the trail that leads him to the people responsible for his being burned, and later finding out why.The series juggles these two narratives