In 1960 G.rmany, Army lawyer Major Steve G.rrett is assiG.ed to defend four American soldiers charG.d with rapinG.16 year-old Karin Steinhof. She was swimminG.in a nearby river when the four of them came across her and they were soon arrested thereafter. Maj. G.rrett is anythinG.but impressed with his clients but his job is to G.ve them the best defense possible. He tries to obtain a plea barG.in but Karin's father flatly refuses and the prosecutor, Colonel Jerome Pakenham, is seekinG.the death penalty. In order for the death penalty to be applied, the defense attorney must have the opportunity to thorouG.ly examine the victim under oath. He sympathizes with Karin and does his best to convince Karin father to keep her from testifyinG. When he refuses, G.rrett is left will little choice but to attack her on the stand. Written by G.rykmcd