Guy Pearce stars as the former lawyer who, after his wife’s murder, reinvents himself as a private investigator and debt collector, with a penchant for drowning his demons at the local pub. Jack Irish is down on his luck. Reeling from his wife’s murder, the former lawyer has reinvented himself as a private investigator and debt collector, with a penchant for drowning his demons at the local pub. When an old client dies, Jack is thrust back into the criminal underworld that took everything away from him – but might offer his only chance at redemption. World-weary with a dash of dark humor, Jack takes on cases that dig into the dregs of Australian society and expose conspiracy and corruption among the power elite. Along the way, he becomes involved with smart, ambitious journalist Linda Hillier, who realizes there’s an honorable man hiding behind his disheveled exterior.