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Synopsis: When teenage son Jacob is being accused of murdering his girlfriend, the well-respected and close-knit Ryan family is in turmoil. Jacob flees, father Ben destroys possible evidence, the village community turns hostile and mother Carolyn is forced to temporarily close her doctor's practice. Then Jacob gets arrested and soon finds himself and his family entangled in a web of truth, trust and lies, all on his way to court.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Barbet Schroeder
Production: Disney
 
IMDB:
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
32%
PG-13
Year:
1996
108 min
798 Views


but it's our town too.

He will, I promise.

I promise, just hurry, okay?

- Lawyers.

- Mom?

Yeah?

Jacob was really mad this morning.

Said he might not even go to school.

Why?

What happened?

He and Daddy.

You know, they had another fight.

What?

You know that Jacob wants to rent

a big car for the winter dance

and ride around all night?

So, Daddy goes, "How are you

planning to pay for it?

"We've got rules

about this sort of thing, mister.

"It's time you learn

to pay your own way, Jacob. "

Mom, he knows Jake could never

save up in time. He knows that.

But Jake's such a big dope he already

promised rides to all his creepy friends.

He's already bragged about it to Mar...

Martha?

You knew about this girl?

How long have they been going out?

Since September.

He made me swear I wouldn't tell.

Jake said to Daddy,

"You think 'cause you're this big artist,

"like rules don't apply to you,

but they should always apply to me. "

"You're a hypocrite," Jake said.

Then Daddy just totally lost it.

But it was never that bad.

Mom, I'm so scared.

You didn't see their faces.

You weren't there.

Daddy wants Jacob to be more

responsible, so he challenges his pride.

Maybe too hard sometimes,

but that's love, Jude.

You know, that's love.

All right, let's go.

-Okay.

I'll go on up to the house.

Mom!

What are you doing, Ben?

Having a look at my car.

Don't I have a right

to be in my own garage?

How long you been out here?

- A couple of minutes.

All I did was look around,

and I sure didn't see anything wrong either.

Keys, Ben.

What about the warrant?

Ben...

You are asking for trouble on this.

You're not thinking clear.

How can I help you

if you don't even trust me?

It's all yours.

This always such a mess?

I've got supplies to move around.

Art stuff.

I can't use Carolyn's car

or she has a fit.

And the Jeep's too small.

What about the floor?

Where'd all this sawdust come from?

All these little pieces of new wood.

You think I'm stupid, Ben?

You think I'm quaint?

Okay, so I looked in there.

Maybe some sawdust drifted out.

Is that a crime?

This car is officially impounded.

And I want to tell you something.

If it turns out your kid is in trouble...

Then you are in trouble, too.

Now let's have a look at his room.

- You're searching Jacob's room?

- You're damn right I am.

Hey, if you find his bed, let us know.

- We haven't seen it in years.

- I don't like your attitude.

It's not exactly what I would call decent

under the circumstances.

We haven't had much practice, Fran,

under the circumstances.

All right, I want to look in that closet.

First, I want to look in this trunk.

Check the bottom of this,

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Ted Tally

Ted Tally (born April 9, 1952) is an American playwright and screenwriter. A graduate of Yale, he has received awards including the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, the Writers Guild of America Award, the Chicago Film Critics Award, and the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. more…

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