In Chicago, successful and unethical defense attorney Hank Palmer defends scumbags since his only interest is getting money. Hank is divorcing and when his mother dies, his brother Glen calls him for the funeral and he leaves his daughter with his wife. He travels to his hometown, Carlinville, Indiana, and meets Glen, his estranged father, Judge Joseph Palmer, and his impaired brother Dale who is obsessed with making films. He also meets his former sweetheart Samantha Powell. On the next morning, Hank and his brothers note that their father's car is damaged and Hank goes to the airport to fly back to Chicago. When Hank is on the plane ready to fly, he receives a phone call from Glen telling that their father has been accused of hit-and-run and the victim is Mark Blackwell, a despicable man who was sentenced by Joseph Palmer after killing a teenager. Hank returns but his father does not have any recollection from the accident. Soon their unresolved issues interfere in Hank's line of defense and the Prosecutor Dwight Dickham wants to see Judge Palmer behind bars to avenge Hank's victory in a trial in the past. Along the judgment, secrets are disclosed.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil