In examining the history of the book, the defense attorney discovered it was written by J.J. The young defense lawyer, Mike Barrett ( Wayne Maunder), must also solve the mystery of the novel's true author. The trial soon creates a heated debate about the issue of pornography vs.
After a teenager, Jerry Griffith (John Sarno), who purchased the erotic novel The Seven Minutes is charged with rape, an eager prosecutor who is against pornography (and preparing for an upcoming election) uses the scandal to declare the book as obscene, sets up a sting operation where two detectives enter a bookstore and purchase a copy of the eponymous book, then the prosecutor brings charges against the bookstore for selling obscene material.
