When Arthur Winslow's (Nigel Hawthorne) 14-year-old son (Guy Edwards) is expelled from the Royal Naval College for stealing, he launches a long and costly effort to clear the boy's name. But in the process, the determined father may destroy his family. With clever dialogue, director David Mamet's drama -- based on a play by Terence Rattigan -- makes strong statements about the relative virtue of right and wrong when appearances mean everything.