▁Taylor . ▁ ▁Jane ▁lives ▁with ▁her ▁wid owed ▁father , ▁defense ▁lawyer ▁Steve ▁Lat imer ▁( Will iam ▁Pow ell ) ▁who ▁had ▁recently ▁agreed ▁to ▁defend ▁g amb ler ▁Victor ▁Y . ▁Ra im ond i ▁( Fern ando ▁Lam as ) ▁in ▁a ▁trial ▁against ▁the ▁sen ate ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁charges ▁for ▁g amb ling ▁and ▁organized ▁crime . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁six - day ▁trial , ▁Jane ' s ▁long - term ▁boy friend , ▁V ance ▁Court ▁( G ig ▁Young ) ▁asked ▁once ▁again ▁for ▁her ▁hand ▁in ▁marriage , ▁yet ▁she ▁polit ely ▁decl ines ▁claim ing ▁she ▁is ▁not ▁yet ▁ready ▁to ▁get ▁married . ▁V ance , ▁while ▁disappoint ed , ▁agre es ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁fair ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁have ▁" a ▁little ▁more ▁time " ▁but ▁not ▁too ▁much , ▁as ▁he ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁sett le ▁down ▁with ▁her ▁soon . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁trial , ▁Jane ▁and ▁Victor ▁Ra im ond i ▁become ▁acquaint ed ▁through ▁their ▁connections ▁to ▁Steve ▁Lat imer ▁and ▁immediately ▁have ▁und eni able ▁chem istry . ▁During ▁their ▁first ▁night ▁together , ▁they ▁con verse ▁over ▁dinner , ▁laugh , ▁and ▁Jane ▁even ▁opens ▁up ▁to ▁Vic ▁and ▁non ch al antly ▁express es ▁her ▁wor ries ▁about ▁her ▁father ' s ▁struggle ▁with ▁alco hol ism . ▁Victor ▁acts ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁su ave ▁and ▁composed ▁manner ▁and ▁proves ▁himself ▁a ▁gentleman ▁to ▁Jane , ▁which ▁further ▁pi ques ▁her ▁interest ▁in