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1* AdaptationDisplacement: The film is based off of a book that precious few will remember. As Creator/SidneyLumet himself noted, that's probably all for the better.
2* AwardSnub: The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, but won none of them.
3* HarsherInHindsight: The Catholic Archdiocese being involved, however peripherally, with a crime and attempting to cover it up, leaves an even worse taste in the mouth after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Boston_sex_abuse_scandal the Sex Abuse Scandal]] that came to light in Boston in 2002.

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