Some scenes don't fit ... but still a good movie

Mastrantonio (Maggie Ward) and Hackman (Jebediah Ward) do a good job of portraying father/daughter attornies who wind up on the opposing side of a class action suit. It's a good plot and the drama plays well throughout the movie. What I got tired of was the topic of infidelity that became a sub-plot in a drama story that already had its fair share of sub plots. The infidelity is introduced following the unexpected death of Mrs. Ward (Estelle). Following her death there's a scene with Jebediah and Maggie and we learn that Jebediah had an affair with his wife's best friend years ago and his daughter, Maggie, knew about it and that became a source of emotional pain for her. Maggie mentions this as they were reminising over photos they found in a box. Accusations fly as Maggie vilifies her dad for his infidelity. Jebediah does his best to explain why but Maggie doesn't want to hear it. So other then a daughter expressing her repugnance for her dads unfaithfulness I saw connection to the over all story. All we learned is Jebediah had an affair and Maggie knew about it. I was hoping for a connection but nothing materialized.
Other then those scenes that don't appear to fit I recommend the movie for the exceptional acting and some good court room drama.