The female prosecutor Caroline Polsch was raped and killed, and her colleague Rusty Sabic was ordered to investigate the case. Rusty Sabic and the deceased were once lovers. His wife, Barbara Sabic, also knew that they had an affair, so she accused him of getting too deep in this case from time to time. During the investigation, Rusty Sabic discovered that Caroline Polsch had a file B missing. This file involved an investigation of bribery by a government official. Soon Rusty Sabic was accused of murdering Caroline Porsch, because a glass with Rusty Sabic's fingerprints was found in Caroline Porsch's apartment. As the case progressed, the situation became more and more unfavorable for Rusty Sabic. Rusty Sabic’s friend, detective Liplander, felt very sympathetic to him and destroyed the glass that was used as "criminal evidence." He also learned that the bribery case involved Little, the judge in this case, and Caroline Polsch happened to be Little's assistant and lover at the time. In court, Rusty Sabic’s lawyer Sandy Stern cleverly talked about the secrets of File B and successfully controlled Judge Little, and Rusty Sabic was acquitted. However, when he returned home, he found evidence sufficient to accuse his wife Barbara Sabic as the murderer
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Presumed Innocent movie plot
2022-02-15 08:02
Extended Reading
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[first lines]
Rusty Sabich: [voiceover] I'm a prosecutor. I'm part of the business of accusing, judging and punishing. I explore the evidence of a crime and determine who is charged, who is brought to this room to be tried before his peers. I present my evidence to the jury and they deliberate upon it. They must determine what really happened. If they cannot, we will not know whether the accused deserves to be freed or should be punished. If they cannot find the truth, what is our hope of justice?
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[last lines]
Rusty Sabich: [voiceover] The murder of Carolyn Polhemus remains unsolved. It is a practical impossibility to try two people for the same crime. Even if it wasn't, I couldn't take his mother from my son. I am a prosecutor. I have spent my life in the assignment of blame. With all deliberation and intent, I reached for Carolyn. I cannot pretend it was an accident. I reached for Carolyn, and set off that insane mix of rage and lunacy that led one human being to kill another. There was a crime. There was a victim. And there is *punishment*.