简介：SimonJacks(Rickman)seemstobeonhiswayup.Ablandyoungbarrister(triallawyer)specializingintaxlaw,heboastsamodestbachelorpad,asportscar,twogirlfriends(Roxyforliving-in,Saraforlunchtimequickies),anadmiringsecretary(playedbyDeborahFindlay,laterofTMD),andanencouragingifinsufferablypompousboss.Butinthespaceofafewdays-neatlycompressedbyDavisintoanhourdrama-Simon'slifetakesaverydifferentturn. LateonenightSimonreceivesatelephonecallfromPaulMacy,anoldOxfordfriendandfellowactivistinthestudentSocialistSociety.He'slandedinjail-again.Simon(himselfoncearrestedwithMacyduringademonstrationanddrugbust)hasn'tseenMacyinyears,butgoes,(mis-)representinghimselftopoliceauthoritiesasMacy'sdefensecounsel.SimonlearnsMacyhasbeenarrestednotforsomenewprotest,butforrobbingaliquorstorewithatoygun.MacywantstwothingsfromSimon:togetwordtohisgirlfriendGemma(livinginasquatinabadneighborhood),andtorousetheradicalcommunitytotakeuphiscauseasanallegedvictimof"thesystem."Afterdebateandprotest,Simonagrees.Butincarryingoutthesecommissions,helearnsthatMacy'sformercolleaguescannolongerbefound,orwillhavenothingmoretodowithhim.GirlfriendGemmafurtherconfirmsMacy'slackofinterestinanycausebuthimself.Meanwhile,Simonhashisownproblems.Hisbossisnotpleasedthathistax-lawprotégéhasbeenrepresentinghimselfasasolicitorincriminallaw.AndRoxymovesout,aidedby...Sara(whoherselfhasanewmanandsomechoicewordsforSimon).Besetfromallsides,Simonsettleson,andcarriesout,acourseofaction.Heengineersaclothes-swapinMacy'scellandsendshisfriendouttofreedomdisguisedasabarrister.Simonisleftsettlingbackblissfullyinhiscell,apparentlydelightedatshakingoffhisEstablishmentshackles.…