Joaquin Phoenix stars as philosophy professor Abe Lucas, an uncouth instructor recently relocated to a new university in Rhode Island, the fictional Braylin College, but who has some renown in philosophy academia circles. The students think he's great, especially whip-smart, burgeoning writer Jill, who can't help but be drawn to his agile mind and tormented, near-suicidal anguish, boredom, and emotional and physical impotency. Jill follows him everywhere, eventually falling for him despite having a boyfriend, but Abe consistently steers her drive back around, assuring her that she's better off with her current beau instead. At lunch in a diner one day, they eavesdrop on a conversation in a booth behind them in which a woman is crying over the fact that she might lose custody of her children due to the slimy judge playing favorites with the ex's attorney. She hopes the judge will get cancer, but Abe knows that nothing comes of wishes, so he thinks that there is a way to get the judge out of the picture without anyone suspecting -- if a complete stranger like him takes him down permanently.
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