Silent Witness (2011)

In the quaint town of Lake City, Ohio, the past and present intersect in an unsettling dance of deception and truth for Tony Lord, a successful criminal defense attorney. Almost three decades ago, Tony found himself entangled in the brutal murder of his girlfriend, Allison Taylor. She was horrifically raped and strangled, a crime that stained the innocence of their small town. Despite being the one to discover Allison's lifeless body and report it to the police, young Tony was engulfed in a whirlpool of suspicion, narrowly escaping conviction. Thanks to his defense attorney Saul Rubin, Tony's future was salvaged, and a mentor-student relationship was born. However, the real perpetrator breathed his last in prison before he could have his day in court, leaving some townsfolk forever suspicious of Tony's innocence. Now, in a cruel twist of fate, Tony is summoned back to his hometown, the place of his darkest memories, to defend his high school best friend, Sam Robb. Sam, the assistant principal and girls track coach at their shared alma mater, Lake City High, stands accused of murdering his star runner, Marcie Calder. The chilling nature of Marcie's death echoes the haunting similarities to Allison's long-ago murder, casting a long, dreadful shadow over the town once again. Despite the past, Tony and Sam's friendship has endured the test of time, with Sam and his wife Kate standing by Tony during the tumultuous times following Allison's murder. However, the case takes a dramatic turn when Sam admits to having a sexual relationship with Marcie, a relationship that ended in his car the night of her murder. As the case unfolds, Tony must navigate the treacherous waters of deception, betrayal, and his own buried past to sow the seeds of doubt in the jury's mind. The key could lie in Marcie's complex "friendship" with another man, her former track coach Michael Ramos. Stuck between loyalty and truth, Tony finds himself in a race against time, not only to save his friend from the clutches of the law but also to unmask the truth about what truly happened to Allison all those years ago. In this relentless pursuit of justice, the courtroom becomes a battlefield where hidden secrets are uncovered, and the line between innocence and guilt blurs. The outcome of the trial will not only determine Sam's fate but also shed light on the unresolved mysteries of the past.

Silent Witness is a crime movie featuring Dermot Mulroney.

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