In the early hours of June 21st 1957, a stream of FBI agents burst into Rudolph Abel’s apartment and arrested him on charges of spying for the Soviet Union. At that time the Cold War was nearing its boiling point. Overseas, Americans had been killed fighting the gangrenous spread of communism. At home, the Red Scare had induced a nationwide paranoia. Now, the fear and fury of a country found a focal point, Rudolph Abel, who was so despised that no lawyer would represent him in court, save one, James Donovan, who believed that even the guilty deserved intercession. Despite a rigorous defense, Abel was convicted of the capital crime of espionage. But before the death sentence was issued, Donovan stood between the judge and the guilty, pleading for mercy. The judge heard his cries and spared Abel’s life.
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