From The Very Beginning
Hot Aussie export Simon Baker stars as a high-powered attorney who is brought down to earth when he is forced to pay the price for his indulgent lifestyle.
When Nick Fallin (Simon Baker, The Mentalist), the son of a prominent corporate lawyer, is arrested on drug charges, his legal career looks bleak until the judge issues a sentence with a unique form of community service: Nick must pay the price for his own brushes with the law by joining forces with local social workers to represent abused, neglected and at-risk kids in court. Reluctantly, he’s now The Guardian, a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services where one case after another are instances of kids getting caught up in difficult circumstances.
"Nick is very complex in nature," says Baker, of his first Golden Globe® nominated role. "It’s appealing to play a character who is constantly being challenged both personally and professionally."
Juxtaposed between representing fragile young charges and powerful corporate clients eventually reawakens Nick’s long dormant conscience, forcing him to take a hard look at the realities of his life, and make a difference in the lives of the children he represents.