An Innocent Man (film)

An Innocent Man, is a 1989 crime thriller film directed by Peter Yates, and starring Tom Selleck. The film follows James Rainwood, an airline mechanic sent to prison when framed by crooked police officers.

Detectives Mike Parnell David Rasche and Danny Scalise Richard Young are cops specializing in drug busts but corrupt by framing people and retaining parts of what should be declared evidence so that they can use it for their own recreational drug use and selling to dealers.One day Parnell takes a large hit of cocaine and becomes unable to concentrate properly about the address for the next drug bust expecting to find drugs. But instead they break into the wrong house as Jimmie walks out of the bathroom with a handheld hair dryer in hand, Parnell shoots thinking its a weapon. Rainwood becomes unconscious from being shot in the shoulder. Realising that they could both be tested for taking drugs and charged they decide to cover up their mistake so they plant drugs in the house and place a firearm in the hand of Rainwoods unconscious body and they frame him as a drug dealer. Things look bad, Jimmie is pegged as a user having a prior record of marijuana possession while in college and his only defense is his word against two decorated cops. He claims the two cops framed him but no evidence proves the men are corrupt. He gets a 6year prison sentence. Internal Affairs detective, John Fitzgerald Badja Djola takes a mild personal interest in the situation although he can not do anything since everything is hearsay. ........

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