A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the horrific murder of a child.

Paul Armstrong

Sheriff Tanny Brown

Bobby Earl Ferguson

Laurie Armstrong

Evangeline Ferguson

Kate Armstrong

Blair Sullivan

Detective T.J. Wilcox

Warden

McNair

Delores Rodriguez

Lyle Morgan

Medical Examiner

Slumber Party Girl

Libby Prentiss

Phil Prentiss

Sgt. Rogers

Lena Brown

Ida Conklin

Elder Phillips
February 17, 1995

Paul Armstrong

Sheriff Tanny Brown

Bobby Earl Ferguson

Laurie Armstrong

Evangeline Ferguson

Kate Armstrong

Blair Sullivan

Detective T.J. Wilcox

Warden

McNair

Delores Rodriguez

Lyle Morgan

Medical Examiner

Slumber Party Girl

Libby Prentiss

Phil Prentiss

Sgt. Rogers

Lena Brown

Ida Conklin

Elder Phillips
