Man in a Chariot

Richard Kimble bittet den berühmten Rechtsprofessor Lazer um Hilfe. Er will endlich seine Unschuld beweisen. Ein Scheinprozess soll prüfen, ob der Flüchtling überhaupt eine Chance auf einen Freispruch hätte. Dies weckt das Interesse des Journalisten McNeil, der bald eine heiße Story wittert. (Text: Premiere)

Kimble happens to watch a TV debate in which a once-renowned attorney, named G. Stanley Lazer, claims that he could reverse Kimble's criminal conviction if the case went back to trial. Lazer once a respected lawyer, had his license revoked after getting into a car accident years before while driving drunk in which his wife was killed. Lazer now spends his days teaching law at a small college in Harrisburg. Kimble travels to Pennsylvania and meets with Lazer and his assistant, Nancy Gilman, to enlist their help. To prove his theory, Lazer decides to conduct a mock trial with his students playing the prosecutor, defense lawyer, and jury in front of a live TV audience. But while the mock trial continues, Kimble becomes aware that Lazer is really putting himself on trial for his past misdeeds.