Mon, Sep 29, 1986
Custody case: A mother tries to sever her ex-husband's visitation rights to their 8-year old daughter. PTSD s addressed when a mother feels her ex-husband, a Vietnam-Nam vet, is a danger to her daughter when an incident occurs in a park. During the trial several disturbing incidences come forth, while also looking at the type and result of therapy offered to sufferers of PTSD during the late-80s.
Tue, Sep 30, 1986
Health Code Violations, Nursing Home: a nursing home facility is accused of neglect and there is a petition to pull their operating license by the state. A current resident of the Sunset Hills facility brings forth several complaints of how patients are treated behind the scenes - even a tale of her own life being put at risk. The state's examiner is put on the stand and his character is brought into question as well. A serious look at how the elderly is treated.
1987
Theft case: a young man is accused of stealing, then pawning, jewelry worth thousands of dollars. As the Judge begins to announce sentence, another young man bursts into the court room with a homemade explosive device. The judge sentenced him to prison 5 years ago, and now he's back for revenge - but his trial has only one sentence - Death!.