A Time to Kill

A young, attractive, and highly skilled attorney is faced with the toughest case of his life, one that on many occasions may also threaten it. In the town of Canton, Mississippi, the K.K.K. is active and the tension is high when the black majority is angered at the rape and beating of a black man's 10-year-old daughter. Against Jake Brigance's advice, the distraught father takes revenge, gunning down the two criminals in the local courthouse. Racial hatred heightens with the suspense and conflict threatens to break out regardless of the verdict. Jake must decide, along with his new eager assistant, Harry Vonner, whether he and his family can run the risk of defending the man.