It had to happen. Tom Cruise was the first to be sucked into the 'pool, and in a not-so-freak chain reaction, John Grisham has joined him in our murky depths. He gets megastars for his movies and zillions of dollars for each rehashed plot. Now he has a place in the Hall of Shame, Collegian style. Check out some ideas for his next original (we use the term loosely) screenplay:

Rusty from "The People's Court" is framed for murdering Judge Wapner. The only witness is that host guy, who is unable to testify. All he can do is ask Rusty how he feels about Wapner's latest decision. Follow them as their phones are tapped by the mob for no apparent reason.

Denzel Washington is killed by an overly tight pair of tighty-whities. Julia Roberts comes up with her half-baked theory while doing the laundry. Watch as she changes her hair color 99 times and has her phone tapped by the mob.

Grisham finally comes up with an original title. Be shocked as he writes not about a lawyer, but about the troubled relationship of lovers separated by war. Come back to reality as everyone has their phone tapped by the mob.

Michael Crighton . . . Jurassic this.