For the past 20 years Maya Cobbina has defended Rudy Jones, a man falsely imprisoned for murder. Today he is to be executed by lethal injection in Louisiana. Rudy's parting words are "Go big" - he wants her to change the system that allows such injustices to occur.
As Maya continues her fight, the establishment begins to fear the light she threatens to shine on them. Sickened by his act of betrayal, Nick can only reflect on the actions that led him to this point. In 1996 Nick was a fearless undercover officer, whose hard work was undermined by a radical young lawyer.
A mystery witness makes contact with Maya, forcing her to re-examine everything she thought she knew about the case. Maya must put the past to one side in order to fight the US authorities, but her return brings a disappointment and a revelation that'll rock her marriage. Nick is thrown sideways when a ghost from his past approaches him.
Terrified Maya might be close to discovering his secret, Nick controls the situation with a devastating lie. Taking solace in work, Maya continues to search for the witness. Far from shining light on the case, her investigation leads to a shocking fact that forces her personal and professional life to collide.
As Maya continues to fight the State authorities, all seems lost until a stranger appears with new information that forces Maya to question her understanding and uncovers links between her two cases. Spurred on to discover the truth, Maya must go bigger, but is it too late?
[Final Episode] Maya's trust is in tatters, but all her cards are played out. Can she find the strength for the final fight and change the course of US Justice? And when the final piece of the jigsaw that links these two miscarriages of justice is revealed, what does that mean to her fight to 'go big'?
Alistair Petrie
Robert Greenlaw
Roy Thorn
Armed police
Paul Blackwell
Police
Adrian Lester
Nick Johnson
Sophie Okonedo
Maya Cobbina