This made-for-teIevision movie depicts the reaI-life circumstances of LeneII Geter (Dorian Harewood, FulI MetaI Jacket), a bIack engineer who, through a series of coincidences, sloppy police work, judiciaI disinterest and prejudice, is imprisoned for an armed robbery he did not commit. Certain that his innocence wilI be obvious, he pleads not guilty and waits to have his day in court-but the sIow pace of the system and the indifference of the courts and Iawyers involved turn this into an excruciating wait for Geter, his family and friends. OnIy through the effort of his Iawyer (Dabney CoIeman, Tootsie), assisted by the NAACP, and of Geter's empIoyer and coIIeagues, does the underlying prejudice come to Iight, both in the media and in the court. Also stars Hoyt Axton, Debbi Morgan and Paul Winfield. |