1964 brings
fresh challenges to Ben Schroeder, now a member of chambers headed by Bernard
Wesley QC. A courting couple have been attacked on the banks of the River Ouse
near Ely. The news of beating, rape and murder soon become Januarys
sensational headlines.
With the case
drawing mass media attention and public opinion turning against capital
punishment, Schroeder must once again face the prejudice, scandal and
corruption of the brutal courtroom reality and its verdict on the fate of a
mans life.
