Don is a young lawyer, who punishes everybody for what they do, and not do, in life.
Being very intelligent, he feels that those that are not intelligent, should expect problems, and he will cause these problems. During this period, Don discovers that his life is all about aggression, and breeding enemies.
At some stage in this life of an adversary, Don meets a female lawyer, who treats him in the way he treats others.
Don learns to compromise in life and see the side of other people. Don gets confronted with his feelings, but in the process, he loses the person who brought him to this level of understanding.
The last phase of the story, Don learns to look after people that rely on him.
The story is about learning the lessons of life that life is teaching us.