律师麦克被卷入到一个领养机构和黑人青年的案件中来。逐渐了解到真相的他,从一开始不情不愿帮黑人辩护到主动出击,替黑人受害者讨回公道。Michael is a high-powered lawyer and Jamal is an angry young man who has been imprisoned after years of abuse in the foster care system. Together they have to overcome their differences to find justice and expose the foster care system.