A rising young attorney successfully defends a man accused of murder, only to have the same type of murder then happen again. Right away the previously defended man hires the attorney again, and although the attorney is quite certain that he is the killer, he agrees to again defend him... much to the consternation of his friends. However, he explains that by being his attorney he will be better able to catch the man in a mistake... and on this the rest of the film develops, with the killer playing a cat and mouse game with the attorney until, at last, they both must recognize that they are not all that different.
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| Directing | Martin Campbell | Director |
| Writing | Mark Kasdan | Writer |
| Sound | Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Phil Meheux | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Chris Wimble | Editor |
| Art | Michael Devine | Art Direction |
| Production | John Daly | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mike Fenton | Casting |
| Production | Jane Feinberg | Casting |
| Production | Lynda Gordon | Casting |
| Production | Ken Gord | Co-Producer |
| Production | Derek Gibson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert K. MacLean | Producer |
| Production | Hilary Dwyer | Producer |
| Production | Dennis Chapman | Production Manager |
| Directing | Tommy Groszman | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Carole Dubuc | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ron Mezey | Third Assistant Director |
| Production | Kathy Wolf | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Joanne T. Harwood | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Serge Morache | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Robin | Hair Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debra Fleming | Hair Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jocelyne Bellemare | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucille Demers | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicole Lapierre | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon J. Smith | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Randy D. Thornton | Post Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Liz Webber | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Tony Tromp | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Ian Fuller | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Penny Woolley | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Peter Dansie | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Peter Bond | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Kenneth Hall | Music Editor |
| Crew | Tim Monich | Dialogue Coach |
| Crew | Marco Bianco | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Jacques Godbout | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Alison Reid | Stunts |
| Crew | Shelley Cook | Stunts |
| Directing | David Hood | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Curtis A. Schnell | Production Design |