| Summary |
"This is a 365-page account of false arrest, police incompetence, police rule-breaking, lawyer and judge weaknesses, and general system failures. The author describes the true case of Steve Titus, who appealed to a journalist for help after he was convicted of rape and sentenced to prison. The journalist, Paul Henderson, began an investigation that won him a Pulitzer prize and established Titus's innocence. Titus then filed a lawsuit against the Port of Seattle Police Department for 20 million dollars. The suit was settled out of court when Titus died of a heart attack three weeks before the trial. The innocent man's surviving son is to receive 2.6 million dollars over the next 20 years. The first check was accompanied by an apology from the police department." |