Overview
After a technicality results in the release of a man being tried for the rape and murder of a young woman, her father murders the man. Admitting his guilt and refusing to use temporary insanity, the father places his attorney in a virtual no-win situation. In an extreme effort, the attorney decides to call the judge who released the murderer originally and to challenge the entire legal system that would permit such a travesty.
Cast
- Robert Preston as Dennis Riordan
- Beau Bridges as Bruce Gordon
- Burgess Meredith as Judge Aaron Klein
- Linda Purl as Arlene Robbins
- Mel Ferrer as Judge Michael Lengel
- Anthony Newley as Victor Coles
- Sheila Allen as Mrs. Delehanty
- Brent Jennings as Wilbert Ward
- Bill Baker as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)