The shooting death of a police officer, Robert Wood is a thrilling subject all in itself. The film "The Thin Blue Line" slowly reveals a hidden community by allowing everyone involved; criminals, judges, police officers, and witnesses to talk and share their stories. Randall Adams is accused of the murder of the police officer. David Harris being the accuser of this crime. This scandalous crime takes place in a small Texas town's justice system during the year 1976.
             Harris testified that Adams had shot and killed Wood after their car had been pulled over on their way home from a movie. Adams claimed to know nothing of the murder, insisting that Harris had dropped him off at his home two hours before it occurred. Local authorities believed Harris, and witnesses' team up which leads to Adams' conviction and a death sentence, which was soon after revoked by the Supreme Court. As the film begins, Adams has been in jail 11 years, and Harris is serving time for an unrelated crime. Randall Adams recalls the events in detail, as though prison has given him plenty of time to think about the actions surrounding the crime. He testifies that after running out of gas, he had been picked up by Harris in a stolen car. The two had gone to a movie where they drank beer and smoked marijuana, this concluding their relationship. Adams life story revealed that he was a drifter, presently working and living in a shared a room with his brother. He steadily and convincingly claims his own innocence, and remains preoccupied with a crime that took place 11 years earlier. He slowly becomes a symbol of every victim who just happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
             David Harris also recalls the events of the evening in detail, but creates a much different impression. While Adams never seems too bright or capable of deception, Harris is extremely difficult to read. He never seems thrown by the series of events that has occu...