The series' central hook is that Eddie views the courtroom as just another stage for a "con," using distraction, misdirection, and persuasion to win.
After a case went disastrously wrong a year prior, Eddie Flynn vowed never to step into a courtroom again. However, his past catches up with him when the head of the New York Russian mob, Olek Volchek, kidnaps Eddie's ten-year-old daughter, Amy. Flynn is given a deadly ultimatum: Cavanagh, Steve Strafverteidiger Eddie Flynn 1 ...
Win the case or lose his daughter. To ensure his cooperation, the mob straps a bomb to Eddie's back. The series' central hook is that Eddie views