"A suspended Boston cop, charged with first degree murder, is forced to depend upon a court-appointed attorney -- an ambitious, cool and sophisticated woman -- who represents everything he hates."@en
"Joe Paris (Burt Reynolds), a Boston policeman who lost his job, is on trial for murder. His court-appointed attorney (Theresa Russell) is ambitious and sophisticated--everything he hates."@en
"A suspended Boston cop, charged with first degree murder, is forced to depend upon a court-appointed attorney -- an ambitious, cool and sophisticated public defender who isn't convinced of her client's innocence."
"Un certo Farley (un informatore) viene trovato ucciso a Boston. Indiziato è un ex poliziotto, tipo assai scomodo negli ambienti delle forze dell'ordine, che più volte aveva minacciato di eliminare Farley. Ma la notte del delitto Paris era ubriaco e non ricorda letteralmente nulla. Contro di lui è il procuratore James Nicks, mentre lo difende la giovane e bella Jenny Hudson, un'avvocatessa rampante e donna di classe (LaFeltrinelli)."
"Joe Paris (Reynolds), suspended from the Boston police force, is a prime suspect in a murder case. Jenny Hudson (Russell) is his court-appointed attorney."
"A policeman awakens from a drinking binge to find himself framed for murder, and must rely on a lawyer he hates to help him."

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