When his lover is murdered during their routine work on a land deal, attorney and legal historian Charles Aden must penetrate a centuries old legal quagmire of lies and betrayal to bring her modern day killer to justice.

I think we're getting too caught up on the 75 minutes that I said :) I was using that just based on a 90 minute film ... yes, you're right, if it's for TV then it's gonna be a 45 minuter, and often features run at 120 or above.

The point I was trying to make is that once that setup occurs ... what am I watching for the rest of the run time, be it TV or feature? I hope it's not an attorney sifting through old paperwork.

Thanks nicholasandrewhalls.

I agree, this screenplay hinges on unique and well crafted execution. My goal is to develop a logline that clearly states the main story line. Selling this screenplay is likely to rely on backing up the logline with an excellent 60 second pitch.

Based on critiques from several sites, here is the latest revision.

When his lover is murdered during a land deal, an attorney must penetrate a centuries old quagmire of lies to bring her killer to justice.

Thanks again for your comments

"I think what he means is that the lawyer should be able to go through the entire situation in about 90 minutes. That's simply not possible."

90 minutes of REEL time... not REAL time. 90 minutes is plenty of time (unless your the writer, then 90 min (or pages) is bloody hard.

:)