影片故事讲述乔什·杜哈明饰演的律师,在追查制药公司顾问(安东尼·霍普金斯饰)受贿案件时,卷入一宗谋杀案中。阿尔·帕西诺饰演的律所老板强势介入,帮助被指控的律师洗清罪名。When an ambitious young lawyer takes on a big case against a powerful and ruthless executive of a large pharmaceutical company, he soon finds himself involved in a case of blackmail and corruption.