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A judge notorious for his harsh rulings finds himself conflicted when his beloved daughter begs him to save her criminal husband.
As a man waits in jail for the next stage in his journey through the justice system, he lives through visions of what the justice system could be in parallel universes, only to wake up and realize he can only exist in one system.
A woman on a grand jury hears the case of an older woman who was brutally raped by one of her former students. She attempts to understand the different ways the story disturbs her.
An unexpected letter reminds a man that he was once voted "Most Likely To Succeed" by his graduating class. Even though both world wars have changed the course of his life, he realizes that he is not unhappy.
When a public defender living a dreary life walks in on his wife cheating on him, she apologizes to him by grazing his skull with a bullet and fleeing. Intent on finding her, the husband rescues a witch from an untimely death before the two join forces to decide his wife's fate.
After an aging Indian court justice moves to America to live with his daughter in modern-day Boston, he accidentally eats beef in a burrito and attempts to file a lawsuit.
A judge in Texas tries to get the signature of an undocumented Mexican immigrant, who goes to great lengths to avoid doing so due to his fear of the American legal system.
A Vietnam War veteran grapples with guilt over his wartime offenses. As memories from his past threaten to overwhelm him, he risks his legal career to try and rinse the blood from his hands.
A man named Stein commits fraud then travels into the future to the day after the statute of limitations has expired. After the ensuing legal battle, the judge rules: "A niche in time saves Stein."
After he suffers from a coronary at age thirty-eight, a Jewish lawyer from Manhattan moves south to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where he uses his legal expertise to help people in need and make peace with his imminent death.