Plot Summary:Denise Moore is robbed and her face is slashed as she is leaving a crack house. At the police station she picks Jessie Williams mug shot and ID's him at a line up. Jessie Williams says he ...
David Ringel(Anthony LaPaglia饰)是一名律师,受法院指派,为一些请不起律师的被告作代理辩护。很多被告是惯犯,因此进行“认罪减刑”这项法律允许的交易成为很多人的选择。Denise Moore(Rosie Perez饰)被人抢劫,并被抢劫犯毁了容。在警察局指认罪犯时,她在一排人中指认了Jessie Williams(Forest Whitaker饰)。Jessie否认自己犯罪,法庭指派David作为他的律师,而David试图说服Jessie认罪,从而换取较轻的刑罚,但Jessie坚持自己是无辜的,愿意在法庭上与Denise对质,而Denise则一口咬定Jessie就是罪犯。无论Jessie是否无辜,在David看来“认罪减刑”这项法律允许的交易对他来说都是最好的选择……