
Plot
The real-life account of an illiterate, deaf-and-mute, black youth who was accused of murdering a prostitute, and the relationship that developed between him and his court-appointed attorney, who also was deaf, and the events leading up to his precedent-setting trial.
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Cast

LeVar Burton
Donald Lang

Paul Sorvino
Lowell Myers

Brian Dennehy
Ragoti

Rose Gregorio
Jean Markin

Gregg Henry
Assistant D.A. Smith

Steven Williams
Julius Lang

Helen Martin
Mrs. Harrod

Jonathan Pilurs
Det. Romain

Paul Butler
Sgt. Alonzo Hobbs

Allen Hamilton
Dr. Romney

Frankie Hill
Ernestine

Ray Price
Black Giant

Pat Billingsley
Dr. Morris

James D. O'Reilly
Judge O'Mara

Tricia Borha
Mrs. Lang

Joseph Clark
Young David

Obilo
Husband

Richard Cosentino
Dock Worker #1

Jack Orend
Weary Worker

Wilbert Bradley
Bartender

Holly Robinson Peete
Genettia Lang

Ira Rogers
Rev. Jamison

Samantha McCoy
Woman Expert

Melody Robb
Case Worker

Bill Nigut
Chief Orderly

Nancy Baird
Teacher

Paul Preston
Trustee #1

Irma Riley
Black Hooker

James Spinks
Bar Patron

Frank Heinrich
Male Resident

JoBe Cerny
Bailiff

Nathan Davis
Cop

Burton Collins
Orderly #2

Yaumilton Brown
Card Player

Lorenzo Clemons
Dock Worker #2

J.J. Butler
Jury Foreman

Paul Cook
Grand Jury Foreman

Bernard Chestleigh
Jail Guard

Ian Patrick Williams
Court Clerk