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By Sidney Lumet from the book by Edwin Torres - Film
Roles
- Francis Reilly - Young Adult (20-35), Male
About this piece
Francis Reilly apologizes to his ex-girlfriend
Summary
A young Assistant District Attorney, Al Francis Reilly (Timothy Hutton) is assigned to a homicide case of a corrupt detective, Lieutenant Michael Brennan (Nick Nolte), who has killed a drug dealer in cold blood. One of the witnesses of the case is Bobby Texador (Armand Assante), a drug dealer who is dating Reilly's ex-girlfriend, Nancy (Jenny Lumet). Nancy left Reilly because when she introduced her father to him, Reilly was shocked by the fact that he was black...now they meet again after six years. Reilly apologizes and tells her he is still in love with her...
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