An uncle and niece are found strangled in their home. As detectives hunt down their main suspect, the lead prosecutor Janeen Kirch has to decide if the crime is severe enough to deserve the ultimate punishment of death.

Three gunmen fire more than fifty rounds at a group of ten people including a baby, leaving one woman in a critical condition. Despite numerous witnesses, nobody talks to the police for fear of retribution.

The courts face their toughest test: how to deal with children who kill. Sharron Townsend, arrested for shooting a homeless man at 12, faces justice at 14.