The Firm is a show that centers on the McDeere Family after
they surface from the witness protection program after ten years to begin a new life in
the Washington Metro Area. Mitchell McDeere known as Mitch (Josh
Lucas) is a graduate of Harvard Law College. Mitch’s wife Abby McDeere (Molly Parker) and their daughter Claire McDeere (Natasha Calis) with his brother Raymond known as Ray McDeere (Callum Keith Rennie) is the older brother who served time in prison and is now working with Mitch as an investigator for his law office.
Ray’s girlfriend Tammy Hemphill (Juliette Lewis) all four went
into the witness protection because they helped Mitch who was a whistle blower
for the FBI take down a dishonest Memphis Law Firm with ties to the Chicago mob
connections.
Claire was born while they were in the witness protection program---so
she is familiar with the reason they had to move so often--- to stay ahead of the mob
finding them.
And since the Chicago mob boss died in prison the McDeere
family is starting their life over---although they are still dealing with the
past and its little issue---they are looking brightly towards the future.
Abby is teaching elementary school again and her daughter is
in her classroom. Abby freedom is blissfully rewarding now as she can have the
career she loves.
Mitch has opened a new law office in a building which was a
tiny travel agency, and with him Ray and Tammy. Ray is his investigator for the
law practice and Tammy is his secretary and they are working under a strict
budget to begin the business. But they are all positive and plan a bright
future as the ten years in witness protection.
The first episode beings with Mitch being chased by three
men across a park and Mitch got away by running through a huge water fountain
and then jumping into the back of a truck.
When he get to a phone he calls Abby telling her she needs
to get out of there and she asked why---and Mitch said for her to follow the
emergency plan. Mitch tells her he will be there soon---he hangs up.
Mitch met with a man in a hotel room---thinking he had lost
the tail of the three men chasing him and they would be safe. But before they
can really begin to talk someone is banging on the door saying they are with
the hotel security. But Mitch and the man know it is not security because they
would have a key.
The small bits of the conversation consist of Mitch telling
the man a woman is dead and you know something about it. And the man
replied---I am a dead man if I talk, you do not know these people.
Mitch replied---I know people in the FBI they will protect
you.
The man said---no one can protect me---I am a dead man
already. Then he runs out on the balcony and dives off to the concrete below.
He commits suicide jumping to his death eight (8) stories.
Then the scene takes us back to the McDeere home where they
are talking about what happened. This is a great action movie and I wished it
was going for a second season but it is not. So enjoy what we do have and it
will give us all something to ponder on what might happen after we see all 22
episodes of The Firm.
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