A racist provokes four teens into beating a Latino youth to death after one of his fiery speeches on a college campus. The Prestons are first called upon to defend one of the youths who gives testimony against the other three. Then, in a turnaround, the family of the murdered boy hires the Prestons to try to get a conviction against the racist.
Acting
Beau Bridges devours scenery as the compromised patriarch.
Writing
Twisted legal ethics that'll make you yell at your screen.
Director
Andy Wolk
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a backdoor pilot for a CBS series that never materialized, hence the crammed family dynamics and 'prestige TV' pacing in 96 minutes.
Released months after James Byrd Jr.'s murder, it awkwardly grapples with hate crime legislation that wouldn't fully exist until 2009's Matthew Shepard Act.
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