A young Amish boy is sole witness to a murder; policeman John Book goes into hiding in Amish country to protect him until the trial.
Director: Peter Weir.
Writers: William Kelley (story by), Pamela Wallace (story by).
Stars: Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas .
Plot
In 1984, an Amish community attends the funeral of Jacob Lapp, who leaves behind his wife Rachel and eight-year-old son Samuel. Later, Rachel and Samuel travel by train to visit Rachel's sister, which takes them into Philadelphia. While waiting for a connecting train, Samuel goes into the men's room and witnesses two men attack and murder a third, narrowly escaping detection as he hides in the stalls.
Detective John Book is assigned to the case, and he and his partner, Sergeant Elton Carter, question Samuel. It turns out the victim was an undercover police officer. Samuel is unable to identify the perpetrator from mug shots or a lineup. However, at the police station, Samuel sees a newspaper clipping of narcotics officer James McFee and points him out to John. John remembers that McFee was previously responsible for a seizure of expensive chemicals used to make black-market amphetamines, but the evidence had disappeared; John surmises that McFee sold the chemicals himself to drug-dealers, and that the murdered detective had been investigating the theft.
John confides his suspicions to Chief Paul Schaeffer, who advises John to keep the case secret so they can work out how to move forward. But John is later ambushed in a parking garage and badly wounded by McFee. Since only Schaeffer knew of John's suspicions, John realizes Schaeffer is also corrupt and tipped off McFee. John calls Carter and orders him to remove the Lapp file from the records. He then hides his car and uses his sister's car to return Rachel and Samuel to Lancaster County. While attempting to return to the city, John passes out in the vehicle in front of their farm.
Clasificación [ CM DVD 00367 ] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)