When a TV cameraman is knocked over by a player during an American football game, his brother-in-law, a crooked lawyer, persuades him to fake a serious injury so he can launch a profitable lawsuit. The cameraman agrees purely to get his ex-wife's sympathy, but has second thoughts when he sees the player is racked with guilt. Comedy, starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.

A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother-in-law, as the king of the ambulance-chasing lawyers, starts a suit while he's still knocked out. The cameraman is against it until he hears that his ex-wife will be coming to see him. He pretends to be injured to get her back, but also sees what the strain is doing to the football player who injured him.