Once celebrated as Wall Street's most formidable securities litigator, Laney Hayes gave up her legal career to support her husband Kai, only to be relegated to domestic invisibility. Her sacrifice becomes unbearable when Kai's celebrity ex-wife re-enters their lives, staging dramatic emergencies that culminate in a boating accident where Kai leaves Laney drowning to pull his former flame to safety.
Stepping out of the river with a frozen heart, Laney returns her wedding ring, files for divorce, and reclaims her senior partnership at a powerhouse litigation firm. When forensic recordings unmask the staged rescue, Kai's desperate Times Square apologies fall on deaf ears as Laney commands the courtroom once more.
