A grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and frustrated as they encounter the inevitable bureaucratic delays in bringing the case to trial. Once in the courtroom, they are horror-stricken as the young, hard-pressed district attorney seems unable to overcome the technicalities and maneuverings that the driver's attorney uses to keep his client out of jail and still on the streets as a legal driver. When the judge is forced to rule time and again in favor of the defense, it appears that the driver might escape punishment altogether.
James Farentino
as John Peterson
Penny Fuller
as Judith Peterson
Don Murray
as Tom Fiske
Millie Perkins
as Mary Fiske
Ari Meyers
as Amy Peterson
Donald Moffat
as Howard Webster
Jacqueline Brookes
as Judge Miriam Roth
Kristen Vigard
as Lynne Peterson
Denzel Washington
as Martin Sawyer
George Martin
as Steve
John M. Jackson
as Officer Caskey
Josef Rainer
as Reece Campbell
