A well-made TV movie based on Scott Turow's novel about an attorney who
is handed a death row case in the 11th hour and then discovers his
client, a semi-retarded man accused of a triple homicide, is innocent.
The film story is lengthy and complex but never boring. But engaging as
the plot is, it's the characters and their relationships that keep us
interested. The four main characters are totally different,
non-stereotypical personalities: the inexperienced but overly ambitious
prosecuting attorney (Monica Potter), the introverted and ethical
defending attorney (William H. Macy), the erratic but well-intentioned
ex-judge (Felicity Huffman, Macy's real-life wife), and the experienced,
well-intentioned but not totally ethical cop (Tom Selleck). We get to
know each character in depth as they interact each plot twist and with
each other in a complex and evil web. (Trivia note: A reversible error
in law is an error by the trier of law (judge) or the trier of fact (the
jury or the judge if it is a bench trial), or malfeasance by one of the
trying attorneys, which results in an unfair trial.)
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