Attorney Kathy Davis has been working at the prestigious Barnes & Appleton Law Firm for over a decade now. She has worked her way up the corporate ladder and is close to becoming partner in the firm. However, there is one thing that is standing in the way of Kathy reaching her life long goal: Amir Mustafa. Amir,currently being held in a federal prison on charges that he attempted to detonate a bomb in an airport, will be the last client Kathy will need to represent before having her partnership. For Kathy this is a cut and dry case. A case that should and will be pleaded out. However, Amir has other things in mind and is very persuasive in getting Kathy to help him out. The Informed Prisoner is a suspenseful film that has the viewer guessing until the end.