A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse is played out, each must manipulate and outwit the other.
Anthony Hopkins
as Theodore Crawford
Ryan Gosling
as William Beachum
David Strathairn
as Joe Lobruto
Rosamund Pike
as Nikki Gardner
Embeth Davidtz
as Jennifer Crawford
Billy Burke
as Lt. Rob Nunally
Cliff Curtis
as Detective Flores
Fiona Shaw
as Judge Robinson
Bob Gunton
as Judge Gardner
Josh Stamberg
as Norman Foster
Xander Berkeley
as Judge Moran
Zoe Kazan
as Mona
