The Trial

After the horrific death of his wife and two sons, suicide seems to be the only escape for small town attorney Kent "Mac" McClain... until he's assigned a capital punishment case that begins to transform his life and those around him forever.

Cast

Matthew Modine

as Mac

Bob Gunton

as Joe Whetstone

Robert Forster

as Ray

Larry Bagby

as Spencer Hightower

Randy Wayne

as Pete Thomason

Burgess Jenkins

as Harry O'ryan

Nikki DeLoach

as Mindy

Rance Howard

as Judge Danielson

Clare Carey

as Dr. Anna Wilkes

Brett Rice

as Dr. Newbern

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