In 1960 Germany, Army lawyer Major Steve Garrett is assigned to defend four American soldiers charged with raping 16 year-old Karin Steinhof       She was swimming in a nearby river when the four of them came across her and they were soon arrested thereafter       Maj       Garrett is anything but impressed with his clients but his job is to give them the best defense possible       He tries to obtain a plea bargain but Karin's father flatly refuses and the prosecutor, Colonel Jerome Pakenham, is seeking the death penalty       In order for the death penalty to be applied, the defense attorney must have the opportunity to thoroughly examine the victim under oath       He sympathizes with Karin and does his best to convince Karin father to keep her from testifying       When he refuses, Garrett is left will little choice but to attack her on the stand       Written by garykmcd