A big-city lawyer, a dead BFF, and a migrant worker framed for murder—small town justice hits different.
A big-city lawyer (Jennifer O'Neill) returns to her small hometown after her father's death to resume his practice. There she is called upon to defend a migrant worker who has been accused of murder.
Acting
Jennifer O'Neill sells desperation and competence in equal measure.
Direction
Rod Holcomb squeezes genuine tension from made-for-TV constraints.
Director
Rod Holcomb
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired on CBS in 1985 as part of their rotating Tuesday Night Movies slot, competing against NBC's powerhouse lineup.
Jennifer O'Neill was still riding her Summer of '42 wave here, pivoting to lawyer-hero roles before the genre exploded with The Good Wife decades later.
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