Jake Franklin owns a small gym that specializes in self-defense. Or at least he did until he was arrested and convicted of raping and murdering one of his employees. A crime that he adamantly claims he did not commit. While maintaining his innocence, Jake suspects that a young, aggressive District Attorney named Duke Billings knew the DNA evidence was tainted but turned a blind eye to protect his political career. Follow the story of these two men as Jake navigates a brutal prison environment, and Duke Billings becomes a rising political star.