Based on a real criminal case, this legal thriller portrays the struggle of Ray Ellsworth (Dorian Harewood), a black man who must prove his innocence after being wrongfully accused of killing two white police officers. Paul Marshall (James Brolin) takes on Ray's case after the accused has sat in prison for more than four years, but Ray isn't sure he should trust this white lawyer any more than his predecessors. His options, however, are few.