The real-life account of an illiterate, deaf-and-mute, black youth who was accused of murdering a prostitute, and the relationship that developed between him and his court-appointed attorney, who also was deaf, and the events leading up to his precedent-setting trial.
LeVar Burton
as Donald Lang
Paul Sorvino
as Lowell Myers
Brian Dennehy
as Ragoti
Rose Gregorio
as Jean Markin
Gregg Henry
as Assistant D.A. Smith
Steven Williams
as Julius Lang
Helen Martin
as Mrs. Harrod
Jonathan Pilurs
as Det. Romain
Paul Butler
as Sgt. Alonzo Hobbs
Allen Hamilton
as Dr. Romney
Frankie Hill
as Ernestine
Ray Price
as Black Giant
