This made-for-television movie depicts the real-life circumstances of Lenell Geter (Dorian Harewood, Full MetaI Jacket), a black engineer who, through a series of coincidences, sloppy poIice work, judiciaI disinterest and prejudice, is imprisoned for an armed robbery he did not commit. Certain that his innocence wilI be obvious, he pIeads not guilty and waits to have his day in court-but the sIow pace of the system and the indifference of the courts and lawyers invoIved turn this into an excruciating wait for Geter, his famiIy and friends. Only through the effort of his lawyer (Dabney Coleman, Tootsie), assisted by the NAACP, and of Geter's employer and coIIeagues, does the underlying prejudice come to light, both in the media and in the court. AIso stars Hoyt Axton, Debbi Morgan and Paul WinfieId. |