cause takes best parts three films cape fear touch evil silence lambs mixes together come good thriller filmbr br sean connery liberal law professor married former assistant district attorney kate capshaw hes crusader capital punishment blair underwoods grandmother ruby dee buttonholes connery conference persuades handle grandsons appeal hes sitting death row murder young girlbr br when connery arrives rural florida county hes tough sheriff played laurence fishburne whos ruthless crime solving orson welles touch evil br br later connery gets verdict set aside evidence hes uncovered hes feeling pretty good himself point film takes decided turn touch evil cape fearbr br to say seems put mildly cast uniformly turns good performances special mention must made ed harris plays hannibal lecter like serial killer death row underwood make skin crawl starts making connery rethink comfortable liberal premises hes basing convictions on many confirmed liberal ive known come thinking quite differently theyve become crime victimbr br of course reverse equally true many law order conservative ever get involved wrong end criminal justice system wants make real sure rights indeed guaranteedbr br criminal justice end process never ending one society guess cause moral would probably it