In the heavy, stifling corridors of the Baltimore courthouse, the scales of justice have long since tipped. Directed by Norman Jewison, this gritty legal drama places the weight of an honest lawyer’s predicament—crushed between the gears of the system—squarely on your shoulders. Caught between professional ethics and corrupt dealings, Arthur Kirkland is threatened with having to defend a judge he despises. As the tension in the courtroom spills out onto the streets, every decision erodes his conscience a little more.