▁of ▁the ▁trial ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁conn iving ▁done ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁protect ▁Mr . ▁Cl inton ' s ▁reputation ▁and ▁advance ▁B ix by ' s ▁career . ▁B ix by ' s ▁re but tal ▁emphas izes ▁the ▁conf ession ▁and ▁plays ▁on ▁the ▁emot ions ▁of ▁the ▁j ury , ▁most ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁friends ▁with ▁Cl inton . ▁He ▁claims ▁that ▁they ▁can ' t ▁find ▁Ben ▁innoc ent ▁without ▁finding ▁Cl inton ▁guilty . ▁The ▁j ury ▁ret ires ▁to ▁deliber ate , ▁and ▁Har per ▁j ov ial ly ▁challeng es ▁Mitchell ▁to ▁declare ▁his ▁intent ions ▁for ▁Susan . ▁ ▁Ben ▁is ▁found ▁not ▁guilty ▁on ▁all ▁counts . ▁B ix by ▁is ▁out rag ed ▁at ▁the ▁loss , ▁knowing ▁it ▁will ▁hurt ▁his ▁career ▁and ▁cur tail ▁his ▁amb itions . ▁Har per ▁conf esses ▁that ▁Mitchell ' s ▁new found ▁fame ▁will ▁make ▁him ▁the ▁target ▁of ▁anyone ▁in ▁the ▁South west ▁in ▁serious ▁trouble , ▁and ▁passes ▁the ▁mant le ▁to ▁him . ▁Mitchell ▁decl ares ▁his ▁intent ions ▁for ▁Susan , ▁and ▁the ▁film ▁ends ▁with ▁them ▁sharing ▁a ▁kiss ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁cour th ouse , ▁then ▁walking ▁home . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Richard ▁Chamber lain ▁– ▁David ▁Mitchell ▁ ▁Nick ▁Adams ▁– ▁Ben ▁Brown ▁ ▁Claude ▁R ains ▁– ▁Art ▁Har per ▁ ▁Joan ▁Black man ▁– ▁Susan ▁Har per ▁ ▁James ▁Gregory ▁– ▁Nor ris ▁B ix by ▁ ▁Jo ey ▁He ath erton ▁–