A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.

Michael Clayton, a high-priced-law-firm s fixer, leaves a late-night poker game, gets a call to drive to Westchester, and watches his car blow up as he s taking an impromptu dawn walk through a field. Flash back four days. He owes a loan shark to cover his brother s debts (Michael s own gambling habits have left him virtually broke). His law firm is negotiating a high-stakes merger, and his firm s six-year defense of a conglomerate s pesticide use is at risk when one of the firm s top litigators goes off his meds and puts the case in jeopardy. While Michael is trying to fix things, someone decides to kill him. Who? Meanwhile, his son summarizes the plot of a dark fantasy novel.

Michael Clayton, a high-priced-law-firm s fixer, leaves a late-night poker game, gets a call to drive to Westchester, and watches his car blow up as he s taking an impromptu dawn walk through a field. Flash back four days. He owes a loan shark to cover his brother s debts (Michael s own gambling habits have left him virtually broke). His law firm is negotiating a high-stakes merger, and his firm s six-year defense of a conglomerate s pesticide use is at risk when one of the firm s top litigators goes off his meds and puts the case in jeopardy. While Michael is trying to fix things, someone decides to kill him. Who? Meanwhile, his son summarizes the plot of a dark fantasy novel.

Michael Wood journeys through the subcontinent, tracing the incredible richness and diversity of its peoples, cultures and landscapes. Through ancient manuscripts and oral tales Michael charts the first human migrations out of Africa. He travels from the tropical backwaters of South India through lost ancient cities in Pakistan to the vibrant landscapes of the Ganges plain. In Turkmenistan dramatic archaeological discoveries cast new light on India s past.

Actor Michael Madsen turns the tables on notorious paparazzo, Billy Dant, by hiring a trio of documentary filmmakers to chronicle Dant s life, loves, and troubles.