schirach, which i confess i have not read although it's apparently a very famous book. the story is a young lawyer is assigned to a case in which he has to defend a man, fabricio collini, played by the great franco nero, who is accused of murder. the case seems fairly hopeless, not least because shortly after the murder fabricio collini presented himself, covered in blood, and now refuses to speak in his own defence. here's a clip.