Bigler, who was the District Attorney of Michigan ten years ago, was squeezed out and turned into a mediocre lawyer. His income is not even enough to pay the assistant's salary and replace an old typewriter in time, but this does not hinder his love of fishing and jazz. He has an old man McCarthy, a temporary assistant who is addicted to alcohol and often on credit, and the two have similar career changes and distress.
One day, the stray lady Laura came to Bigler for help because her husband, Lieutenant Mannion, "calmly" fired five consecutive shots at the Thunder Bay Inn and killed the innkeeper Quill. Bigler, who had not collected any attorney fees, readily took over this "clear fact" case.
After Bigler’s strategic inducement, Mannion argued that after his wife Laura told him about being beaten and raped by Quill, he was “furious” and killed Quill and returned to the caravan after the murder. Only then regained consciousness and surrendered to the police. Laura also confirmed to the police that she was beaten and raped by Quill on the night of the incident, and Mannion was emotional after learning about it. However, although Laura had wounds on her body, no semen was detected in her body. She claimed that the pair of underwear torn off when she was raped by Quill also disappeared.
This is a case without any dispute over the fact of the murder. Although the Michigan State Court had a precedent in 1886 that was acquitted for "uncontrollable impulse", there is still a big doubt about whether this precedent can be applied in this case. Ordinary defense lawyers often choose plea bargaining for a lighter sentence, but Bigler did not follow common sense and decided to defend his innocence. He started a battle with his former prosecutor Rodwick and the assistant state attorney general Danser who came to help out. Fierce confrontation
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