As a child, Michael Walker wished every day could be Christmas. That is, until a tragic accident crushed his holiday spirit. Thirty years later, Michael still can't muster any joy for the holidays, despite encouragement from his playful wife and well-intentioned parents. But when his young son faces a tragedy, Michael needs to make amends with his past. A mysterious man named N...
凯特（凯特·贝金赛尔 Kate Beckinsale 饰）是一名成功的女律师，在事业中节节攀升，却在家庭和婚姻关系里输得一败涂地。离婚后，丈夫获得了女儿的抚养权，父女两人生活在西雅图，凯特无法忍受骨肉分离的苦楚，决定不惜一切代价，也要夺回女儿的抚养权。
凯特接下了一宗十分苦手的案件，一个名叫莱西（安娜·安妮斯莫娃 Anna Anissimova 饰）的女人被指控谋杀，可莱西对自己的罪行拒不承认，更说出了自己在监狱中惨遭强奸的遭遇。赢得这个案子对于凯特来说十分重要，经历了种种波折困苦，凯特终于替莱西争取到了无罪的判决，然而，很快，凯特就发现，莱西其实是一个满嘴谎言的卑劣女人，在自己的未来和真相之间，凯特无法做出选择。
