Janet Gregory, a single mother with a haunting past, is a paralegal struggling to overcome doubts about Calvin Willis, an African-American husband and father wrongfully accused of raping a neighborhood girl. Eventually convinced of his innocence, Janet takes Calvin's pro bono case and wages a dramatic and stormy 22-year battle with the justice system that ultimately redeems an unjustly accused man and cements a life-long friendship.

卢卡斯是一个诚实的人，却出身于一个犯罪家族，而这个家族留下的唯一遗产就是暴力。这部南方复仇惊悚片讲述了一对命运多舛的恋人的故事，背景设定在奥扎克山脉。