At the end of an uncharacteristic drug- and drink-fueled night out, 21-year-old Ben finds himself charged with murder.

During Ben's first days in jail, he unwittingly makes a deadly enemy; meanwhile, his legal team has struck a deal with the prosecution.

Ben's new barrister hits on a defense that, if it works, will set Ben free; Slaughter enlists Stone to dig up evidence to support their argument.

As the prosecutor shreds Ben's character, Stone and Frances must find some evidence to show that their client couldn't have committed the murder.

Ben's day of reckoning arrives, and while Stone endeavors to find ways of getting his client released, Frances goes searching for the truth.

Police and lawyers try to discover why Juliet Miller stabbed her husband in bed.