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.

• Release Date: 1998-10-25
• Runtime: 1h 36min
• Production Company: Paramount Television
• Production Country: United States of America
• Director: Andy Wolk