William Jeremiah Coughlin

Criminal attorney Charley Sloan had it all - expensive cars and expensive wives, but he drank it all away. He was nearly disbarred, but Judge Palmer intervened and saved Sloan's license. He has pulled himself together and he has a small one person office outside of Detroit. He takes on a tricky appeal for a colleague who is often drunk, but who managed to win a big judgement for a young man injured to the point that he is completely paralyzed and living in a broken down trailer. The friend is afraid of ruining everything during the appeal process so he gets Sloan to do it. A lot of money rides on the decision of a three judge panel that includes Judge Palmer. The friend keeps telling Sloan he has heard rumors of bribery and is pushing Sloan in that direction. Sloan doesn't believe it but then a former judge approaches him about a bribe to get the desired decision. Sloan now faces a decision that could end up with him disbarred and in jail. He also knows that the paralyzed young man and his friend have everything riding on the outcome of the appeal.… (meer)