Miles (George Clooney) is a high-profile divorce attorney. For a fee, Miles will do his best to twist the facts to his client's advantage. He has a formidable reputation when he takes on the case of the wealthy Rex Rexroth (Edward Herrmann). Rex has been unfaithful to his wife Marylin (Catherine Zeta-Jones) who files for a divorce. She hopes to at least be left with a huge settlement after...

Miles (George Clooney) is a high-profile divorce attorney. For a fee, Miles will do his best to twist the facts to his client's advantage. He has a formidable reputation when he takes on the case of the wealthy Rex Rexroth (Edward Herrmann). Rex has been unfaithful to his wife Marylin (Catherine Zeta-Jones) who files for a divorce. She hopes to at least be left with a huge settlement after the horrible marriage she has had with Rex. But no, thanks to Miles, she walks out of the court with nothing. That's when she decides to take revenge on Miles.