Having ideal life with wealthy basically cannot guarantee happiness. It is what fell by an outstanding lawyer in Chicago, Hank Palmer (Robert Downey Jr.). when talking about wealthy as the main part of happiness, Hank must be so happy, since he already has everything, a beautiful wife, successful job, luxury home, sport car. But behind his all perfect life, it turns out that he has messy family. He has a dark story about his life. He is also being sued for divorce by his wife, Lisa Palmer (Sarah Lancaster).
One day, his mother Mary Palmer (Catherine Cummings) passed away. This circumstance makes Hank won’t go home even though he should be there because he is in the middle of handling a big case. He becomes so much sad, moreover he has bad relationship with his family especially his dad namely Joseph Palmer (Robert Duvall) who is a senior judge in Carlinville. In fact, Hank even never visits his town for 20 years and never gives any word to his family.