![]() ![]() ![]() There is constant doubt in her mind, as well as in the audience's, as to whether or not Bridges did the deed or not. She then, foolishly, becomes intimate with Bridges. ![]() She squares off with slimy former prosecuting partner Coyote (in a slick, effective performance) to clear Bridges. Bridges plays a newspaper editor whose wife is brutally murdered along with their maid (in an opening sequence that is not overly graphic, yet is very disturbing.) Before long, he is prime suspect in the killings and is defended by a tentative, reluctant Close who is trying to redeem herself after some earlier unethical legal behavior. However, in 1985, audiences could still be (and were) riveted to the big screen by stories like this. Now, of course, these types of stories are on TV nightly in the glut of crime/law based shows. This courtroom thriller was one of the films that spawned a huge wave of copycats through the mid '80's and early '90's. ![]()
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