The Counsellor

Legal thriller featuring courtroom action. Patrick J. Hurst is the counsellor. With his trusted co-defense counsel, Liam O'Brien, they attempt to defend an innocent man charged with murder. Frankie, a nine year old, is brutally raped by a paedophile and suffers horrific injuries, entailing surgery and psychological counselling. His father is accused of murder in retaliation for the rape of his son. To prove his innocence, Patrick and Liam come up against a brutal international child pornography ring of which the murdered man was a member. Patrick tries to hold onto other clients but the murder case consumes all his time. His client base erodes and plunges his finances into a critical state. As Patrick fights off bankruptcy, the ring's professional thugs burn his office to the ground; attack his private investigator, Jim Brogan, putting him in a coma and return to murder Patrick, Liam and their associates in an effort to stop their investigation into the child pornography ring. As the trial date draws near, Patrick is dealt a final bitter blow. His wife Cindy files for divorce. Kelly Madison, Patrick's paralegal, sticks with him through his darkest hours. All looks lost until Dr. Ralph Johnson agrees to testify for the defense. Momentum swings but will it be enough to save an innocent man?