Frank Galvin is actually a down-on-his fortune lawyer, reduced into drinking and ambulance chasing. Associate Mickey Morrissey reminds him of his duties at a medical malpractice suit that he himself served Galvin to a silver dish . Blundering his manner through the preliminarieshe suddenly realizes that after all of the case needs to go to court. To punish the guilty, to have a decent settlement for his clients, and also to reestablish his reputation.