The Defenders: Taking the First (1998)
A racist provokes four teens into beating a Latino youth to death after one of his fiery speeches on a college campus. The Prestons are first called upon to defend one of the youths who gives testimony against the other three. Then, in a turnaround, the family of the murdered boy hires the Prestons to try to get a conviction against the racist.
- Country : United States of America
- Genre : Drama, TV Movie
- Studio : Paramount Television, Showtime Networks
- Director : Andy Wolk
- Cast : Beau Bridges, Martha Plimpton, Jeremy London, Jordan Bridges, Clifton Collins Jr., Philip Casnoff