In an American city, the young and ambitious defense attorney, James "Jimmy" O'Brien, finds himself confronted with a case that will change his life forever. His new client is a man named Henri Young, who has spent over three years in the infamous isolation conditions of Alcatraz. Accused of murder, Henri is an emotional wreck, trapped between the trauma of his confinement and the penal system that has pushed him to the brink of madness.
As O'Brien investigates, he uncovers the brutality of the prison system and the horrors lurking behind the bars of the most famous prison in the United States. Although the initial defense that Henri acted in self-defense seems complicated, the attorney begins to realize that the true crime is the way his client was treated: stripped of his humanity, reduced to a mere number within a system that feeds on suffering.
As tensions rise both within the trial and outside the courtroom, O'Brien struggles not only to save his client but also to expose the truth of a terribly broken system. With unexpected twists and a powerful emotional backdrop, this courtroom drama not only examines the notion of guilt and innocence but also sheds light on the wide range of devastating effects of abuse of power and dehumanization. In his quest for justice, O'Brien faces a moral dilemma that will change him forever.