Justice
Justice Author: John Galsworthy.
First Performance: 1910, London
Published: 1910
Genre: Trag. in 4 acts
Setting: A lawyer's office, a law court, and a prison, 1900s
Cast: 17m, 1f, extras
William Falder is a diligent and honest clerk in the legal firm of the How Brothers. His record is impeccable until he becomes involved with Ruth Honeywill, a young mother and the victim of a violent husband. Desperate to help her, he forges a cheque, and his crime is soon discovered. Although his office manager Cokeson tries to save him, and despite a very able legal defence, William is sent to prison. Spending three years in solitary confinement and refused any outside visits, William suffers a breakdown. When, a shadow of his former self, he is finally released after two years, he seeks employment with his former boss. The...
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