Appropriate Response

En voldtægtsforbryder prøveløslades efter otte års fængsel, opsat på at få hævn over manden, der sendte ham bag tremmer - nemlig dommer John Deed. Samtidig er Deed dommer i en sag mod to politimænd, der er anklaget for et groft overfald. Da Deed nægter at løslade de to mod kaution, lægger han sig ud med politiet - netop som han selv får brug for beskyttelse.

Romero, a serial rapist sentenced by Deed to twelve years imprisonment, is out on parole after serving eight years. As a sex offender, Romero has had a rough time inside and he plans to get even with the Judge who sent him down. After harassing Deed himself, Romero turns his attentions to the judge's daughter Charlie.