Presumed Innocent (film)
Presumed Innocent is a 1990 legal drama. It is a film adaptation of the bestselling novel of the same name by Scott Turow, which tells the story of a prosecutor charged with the murder of his female colleague and mistress.
Rozat Rusty Sabich Ford is a prosecutor and the righthand man of District Attorney Raymond Horgan Dennehy. When his colleague, Carolyn Polhemus Scacchi, is found raped and murdered in her apartment, Raymond insists that Rusty take charge of the investigation. The election for District Attorney is approaching and Tommy Molto Joe Grifasi, the acting head of the homicide division, has left to join the rival campaign of Nico Della Guardia Tom Mardirosian.Rusty, a married man, faces a conflict of interest since he had an affair with Carolyn. When he had shown little ambition, and would have therefore been of little use in advancing her career, Carolyn abruptly dumped him. He has since made up with his wife, Barbara Bedelia, but is still obsessed with Carolyn. ........
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