There are so many things going on in ABC’s “How to Get Away With Murder” Season 4 that it’s easy to forget that Annalise Keating (Viola Davis) is dealing with a huge class action suit.

All eyes are on Laurel Castillo (Karla Souza) as she gave birth in the elevator as well as Asher Millstone (Matt McGorry), who might be implicated for a murder he did not commit. But amidst all the drama, Nate Lahey (Billy Brown) has been trying to help Annalise by offering up a client.

Nate has been pretty secretive about this client thus far, and executive producer Pete Nowalk told TV Guide it’s for a good reason — that person plays a big part in his backstory.

“We’re actually not that far ahead of you in our writing schedule but I’m excited to say [the client] is going to make an appearance,” Nowalk said. “Really the goal is to learn something about Nate. He obviously has his secrets... We haven’t told that much story about where he comes from and who his family is and who his friends are and that stuff. This is going to shed a lot of light on him... This character is very important to his story and his backstory.”

When the show returns next year, Nowalk teased that things will pick up “in the immediate aftermath” of that night. Since the baby is born premature, Laurel will be waking up and screaming for the whereabouts of her baby.

“Normally, we would’ve answered that before the mid-season finale, but we have one less episode to air because of where Thanksgiving fell, so you’ll find that out in the premiere,” he explained to The Hollywood Reporter.

If the baby survives, will Annalise reunite with her former students? Souza earlier told E! News that Laurel’s decision to keep the baby was actually based on her relationship with Annalise. “She knew Annaise had lost a baby and she knew that this was sort of both of their ways to have a second chance,” she explained.

Hopefully, they will all patch up their past grievances and move on for the sake of the baby.

“How to Get Away with Murder” Season 4 airs every Thursday at 10 p.m. EST on ABC.

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