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Theodore "Ted" Crawford (Anthony
Hopkins), a wealthy and talented structural engineer, discovers his
wife Jennifer (Embeth Davidtz) is having an affair with police
detective Rob Nunally (Billy Burke). Crawford proceeds to shoot his
wife, seriously wounding her and he immediately confesses the crime to
Nunally on the scene. However, at his arraignment, Crawford retracts
his confession.
He then engages in a battle of wits
with rising star deputy district attorney William "Willy" Beachum (Ryan
Gosling), who considers this an open-and-shut matter and agrees to go
to trial. Beachum is busy making preparations for his transition from
criminal law to corporate attorney for Wooton & Simms,
a well-known firm, and begins a romantic relationship with his future
boss, Nikki Gardner (Rosamund Pike)...
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