In 1960
Germany,
Army lawyer Ma
jor Steve Ga
rrett is
assigned
to defend fo
ur Ameri
can soldiers
charged wit
h raping 16 ye
ar-old Ka
rin Steinhof.
She was
swimming in
a nearby r
iver when
the four of
them came ac
ross her and
they were soo
n arrested the
reafter.
Maj. Ga
rrett is anyth
ing but impres
sed wit
h his clie
nts but his j
ob is to gi
ve them the
best defen
se possible
. He trie
s to obtai
n a plea
bargain b
ut Kari
n'
s father flatly
refuses a
nd the prosecu
tor, Colonel J
erome Paken
ham, is
seekin
g the deat
h penalt
y. In orde
r for th
e death penalt
y to be app
lied, th
e defense attor
ney must hav
e the oppor
tunity to
thoroughly
examine
the victim unde
r oath. H
e sympa
thizes with
Karin and doe
s his best
to convince K
arin father to
keep her
from testify
ing. When
he ref
uses, Garre
tt is lef
t will l
ittle cho
ice but t
o attack her
on the
stand. Written
by garykmcd　　I
n 1960 Ge
rmany, Ar
my lawyer M
ajor Steve Garr
ett is assigne
d to defend f
our Americ
an soldiers c
har