海耶斯·梅居尔

After new CIA recruit, Kelley Chandler (Polish) is seriously injured during a mission, surviving only on life support, his wife Tess (Agron), a former CIA operative, becomes determined to find out what happened to her husband. As the details of Kelley's last mission unravel, showing that his accident was an inside job, Tess puts everything on the line to keep Kelley out of harm...

毕业于哈佛法学院的布兰恩（迈克尔·B·乔丹 Michael B. Jordan 饰）正在经营一个非营利性的组织，该组织致力于为被判死刑的囚犯提供法律援助。在伊娃（布丽·拉尔森 Brie Larson 饰）的帮助下，布兰恩的美好愿景落地生根，他拥有了属于自己的办公室，也收获了第一个委托人。　　沃尔特（杰米·福克斯 Jamie Foxx 饰）曾经被判处死刑锒铛入狱，尽管他有着非常充分的不在场证明。一晃眼6年过去，当布兰恩见到沃尔特时，发现他的精神早已经被漫长的牢狱生活折磨的破碎不堪。布兰恩决定帮助沃尔特上诉，但他的热血举动在新上任的检察官那里遇冷。在失去了支持的情况下，布兰恩还是坚持为沃尔特翻案。