The real-life account of an illiterate, deaf-and-mute, black youth who was accused of murdering a prostitute, and the relationship that developed between him and his court-appointed attorney, who also was deaf, and the events leading up to his precedent-setting trial.

• Warner Bros. Television
• The Königsberg Company
• LeVar Burton
• Paul Sorvino
• Brian Dennehy
• Rose Gregorio
• Gregg Henry
• Steven Williams
• Helen Martin
• Jonathan Pilurs