Jack Shannon recognized that he was turning into the kind of man he had grown up hating. A workaholic Philadelphia lawyer, Jack brought home the big bucks and the lifestyle that went with it. But as he put it. "I treated my wife badly and I knew it and one day she walked. She took my daughter with her." The heartbroken Shannon became a compulsive gambler, which drained his fortune and ruined his legal career. Now Jack is back, running a one-man low-rent law office with a part-time secretary who bartered her labor for Jack's services in getting her boyfriend out of jail. He's trying to regain his daughter's love and trust, and doing his best to resist temptation.—ABGilpin imdb.com
Jack Shannon recognized that he was turning into the kind of man he had grown up hating. A workaholic Philadelphia lawyer, Jack brought home the big bucks and the lifestyle that went with it. But as he put it. "I treated my wife badly and I knew it and one day she walked. She took my daughter with her." The heartbroken Shannon became a compulsive...