The Firm

Mitch learns that he passed the bar exam with a high score. The firm gives him a bonus check of $2,000 and a bronze version of the new firm stationary that has his name on it. A few days later, Mitch’s name is published in the paper as a new lawyer at Bendini, Lambert, & Locke. While eating lunch a few days after that, FBI Agent Wayne Tarrance approaches Mitch. He warns Mitch not to trust anyone and that he is likely being listened to everywhere, including his home. Mitch returns to the office and reports the meeting to Lamar who takes him to Oliver. Mitch holds back some information but tells Oliver and several other partners most of what Wayne said. They assure Mitch it likely has to do with some of their clients’ business and the IRS. However, Oliver goes to DeVasher upset and is told that they will be keeping a closer eye on Mitch.

Mitch goes to visit his brother Ray at Brushy Mountain State Prison. Ray was convicted eight years ago of second-degree murder after a bar fight resulted in a man’s death. Mitch asks Ray to give him the name of a former inmate who has become a private investigator. Mitch visits the investigator, Eddie Lomax, and asks him to investigate the three lawyers who died at Bendini, Lambert, & Locke before his arrival. He also asks Eddie to check into Wayne. Mitch asks Eddie to keep everything between the two of them and to not contact him in any way.

Avery and Mitch fly to the Cayman Islands and stay at the condos the firm owns on the beach. They spend the first afternoon drinking at a local bar and having dinner at a resort next door to their condo. Avery meets two women and introduces them to Mitch. While Avery goes off with one of the women, Mitch tells the other he is not interested. At the bar, Mitch meets a local woman and is immediately drawn to her beauty. He goes for a walk on the beach with the woman and they have an intimate encounter.

The next morning, both men are hungover, and Mitch is consumed with guilt. They go to a local bank and do a review of several of their clients’ accounts. At lunch, Avery has a rendezvous with a woman from the night before. Mitch takes the time to do research on Marty and Joe’s accident, but notices that someone is following him. He quickly ditches the man and goes to the beach to visit the father of the man who was with Marty and Joe when they died, Barry Abanks. Barry tells Mitch that the accident didn’t make any sense and that his son was never involved with drugs, a conclusion the firm announced back in Memphis.

Mitch visits Abby at school upon his return to Memphis to avoid any suspicion she might have about his actions in the Cayman Islands. At the same time, DeVasher shows Oliver pictures taken of Mitch with the woman on the beach. It turns out the woman was a sex worker hired by the firm to get the compromising pictures of Mitch.

Abby has lunch with Kay Quin and complains about Mitch working so hard. She also complains again about the firm’s push for them to have a child. That same night, Mitch meets with Eddie to learn about the firm’s deceased lawyers. He learns that one of the lawyers, Alice Knauss, had an accident that was never fully investigated, and the supposed drunk driver was never identified. Robert Lamm’s death was ruled a suicide, but his injuries were inconsistent with suicide. It was also unlikely a hunting accident because the location where his body was found was not a common hunting area and his body was intentionally hidden. Finally, John Mickel’s death was also ruled a suicide, but he didn’t own a gun and the gun used had no serial number or registration. Also, his suicide note was written on a typewriter. Eddie expresses concern for Mitch’s safety and offers help, but Mitch blows him off.