Rudy hang a shingle and manages to get just one case before finding himself on the verge of bankruptcy. The case involves a young man named Donnie who died from leukemia after having his claim for benefits and a bone marrow transplant denied by a large insurance company. Rudy files a claim against the insurer for acting in bad faith on behalf of Donnie's family and finds himself against staggering odds with a team of devious defense attorneys on the other side. In this emotional scene Rudy gives his closing argument to the jury and lets Donnie explain his side of the story from the grave.