Set in the racially charged town of Canton, Mississippi, this powerful story follows a young lawyer and his assistant as they take on the case of a black man accused of murdering two white men who had brutally raped his ten-year-old daughter.As they fight for justice in a hostile and deeply divided community, the lawyer and his assistant must navigate threats In Canton, Mississippi, a fearless young lawyer and his assistant defend a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his ten-year-old daughter, inciting violent retribution and revenge from the Ku Klux Klan.