Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a guard. Neophyte guard Henry Lesser feels sympathy for Panzram, befriends him, and gets him to write his life story. Lesser learns that Panzram's past is much more violent than he thought, but also that he's capable of being a much better person than the rest of the prison staff believes - or so Lesser thinks.

Carl Panzram

Henry Lesser

Esther Lesser

Elizabeth Wyatt

R.G. Greiser

Woman in Speakeasy

Warden Quince

Old Henry Lesser

Dr. Karl Menninger

Sam Lesser

Warden Charles Casey

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September 6, 1996

Carl Panzram

Henry Lesser

Esther Lesser

Elizabeth Wyatt

R.G. Greiser

Woman in Speakeasy

Warden Quince

Old Henry Lesser

Dr. Karl Menninger

Sam Lesser

Warden Charles Casey

Cop
