What lies behind a crime that looks obvious at first glance? Attorney Jake Brigance will have to figure it all out.
Jake Brigance is back in the game—against a cruel justice system, relentless colleagues, and a biased society.
Forced to take on the case of Drew Gamble—a timid sixteen-year-old boy who shot the sheriff’s assistant—Jake must choose between his own family’s well-being and safety, and helping people on the brink of despair.
What lies behind a crime that seems obvious at first glance? How do you convince the locals who demand an immediate trial and the death penalty? And will it be possible to find a loophole in the law to save a person’s life?