High Crimes

High Crimes is a 2002 American thriller film directed by Carl Franklin and starring Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman, reunited from the 1997 film Kiss the Girls. The screenplay by Yuri Zeltser and Grace Cary Bickley is based on Joseph Finders 1998 novel of the same name.

Tom admits he was present at the scene of the mass murders but staunchly denies any involvement in the killings. He insists he has been scapegoated in order to conceal the identity of the real culprit, Major James Hernandez Juan Carlos Hernndez, now the aide of Brigadier General Bill Marks Bruce Davison.First Lieutenant Terence Embry Adam Scott is assigned to defend Tom, but his youth and lack of experience prompt Claire to decide to defend her husband, as well. When she realizes she needs help from someone familiar with the workings of a military court, she hires Charlie Grimes Morgan Freeman, an embittered former military attorney who has a grudge against the military brass, to assist her. Three of the five key witnesses, who previously testified Tom was guilty, have died under seemingly mysterious circumstances, raising Claire and Charlies suspicions. As the trial proceeds, they uncover a massive coverup perpetrated by one of the militarys highestranking officials. Also creating problems are the sudden appearance of a resident Emilio Rivera of the village where the mass murder took place, who insists Tom was responsible Embrys romantic involvement with Claires irresponsible sister Jackie Amanda Peet, which leads Claire to assume that he leaked details about secrets she has uncovered to the prosecution and Charlies falling off the wagon after more than a year of sobriety. ........

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