Masking his voice and dressed in a disguise, the assassin carried out his orders. He murdered two Supreme Court judges, and escaped without a trace. No one in Washington could figure out who would kill these two respected men. It took a graduate student from Tulane to change the question from whom to why for the case to be solved. The student named Darby Shaw realized both judges were complete opposites on the political spectrum, except in issues involving the environment. They were both strong supporters of environmental conservation. Shaw did research and uncovered that an oil tycoon named Victor Matece had plans to harvest oil near an environmentally protected marsh in Louisiana. His efforts were halted by an environmental group called Green Peace and the case went to the highest court in the land. Miss Shaw also accused Matece of removing opposition to his cause with the plan of buying off the judges that would be the replacements. All this had to happen while the curre
At this time in America when politicians are known for their greed and deception, I think this film adds to influence America's distrust. The plot is believable and makes people think that something similar to it could actually happen. Movies like the "The Pelican Brief" make people think about real politicians doing what the characters in the movie have done, and soon it just adds to their suspicions of real politicians.
The reporter, who befriends Darby Shaw, goes through a change from being only concerned with his story to showing compassion for his young associate. The reporter, named Grantham becomes sympathetic as the movie progressed. He learned to put his emotions into the friendship, rather that just into his newspaper articles. It is because of his help that Miss Shaw survived the several attempts to have her and her brief eliminated. It is because of his compassion for his friend that Grantham is not considered an archetype for the media generally, but rather more sympathetic and kind.
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