Plot Summary:Prominent attorney Brad Mason takes on the defense of Rudi Walchek, a young hit-man hoodlum accused of murder. Convinced of the youthful thug's innocence, Mason get him acquitted. Later, he learns from the murder-victim's father that Walchek is a low-level member of a protection-racket gang and was undoubtedly guilty. Mason is anxious to get the gang-leader, but when he discovers it is the eminently respected head of the city's Crime Commission, he feels that a conviction in a court-of-law would be impossible. In a rage, he kills the man, but all evidence, including the murder weapon points to Walchek. When the latter is again brought to trial, Mason, although he senses a higher justice is at work, feels he must defend him with the best of his ability.
很好奇这类"在场的隐形人"案件实际操作起来有多困难，The Big Clock和Where the Sidewalk Ends再加上此片，似乎都说明除非当事人自己承认，否则落网率极低。"法律也许会瞎，但正义不会。"还是持保留意见吧……剧情说教和设计感很重。