A pacifist organization in a right-wing military led country plans an anti-military, nuclear disarmament rally, despite the risk of violence. The charismatic leader, scheduled to arrive from the capital, is targeted for assassination. The rally takes place, and the leader is killed by a three-wheeled kamikaze, with the official report attributing it to a drunken accident. A magistrate is assigned to the case, determined to uncover the truth, despite political pressures. A photojournalist joins the investigation, seeking a sensational front-page story.
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A politician's murder sparks a government cover-up, but a dogged magistrate refuses to let the truth be silenced.