A young, ambitious law graduate from Harvard, Mitch McDeere, finishes at the top of his class and is aggressively recruited by a small, seemingly prosperous law firm in Memphis. Seduced by the luxurious lifestyle the firm offers him and his young wife, Abby, Mitch accepts the position and quickly rises through the ranks. The firm showers them with a lavish home, a Mercedes, and promises of future wealth, completely immersing them in its exclusive community.

As Mitch becomes entrenched in his new job, he begins to encounter unsettling elements about the firm's operations. Two of his colleagues' mysterious deaths trigger his skepticism, and an encounter with an FBI agent reveals the sinister truth: the firm is a front for a massive money-laundering operation, controlled by the mob. Torn between his legal obligations and moral integrity, Mitch must navigate a web of deceit and danger to protect himself and his wife, while figuring out a way to escape the firm's grasp without landing in prison or becoming another one of its victims.