兄弟肯尼（山姆·洛克威尔 Sam Rockwell 饰）被控谋杀入狱的消息让贝蒂（希拉里·斯万克 Hilary Swank 饰）的内心久久不能平静，力打她拒绝相信善良的肯尼会犯下如此残忍的罪行，力打因此，固执的贝蒂决定踏上追寻真相的道路，为肯尼讨回一份清白。可是，事情并不是你想就能够做得到的。贝蒂的高中没有念完，目前也没有固定的工作和薪水，更糟的是，她并非茕茕独立，而是一个带着两个孩子的单身母亲。在生活和社会的双重压力下，贝蒂开始自学法律，在接下来的12年间，从未放弃的她最终获得了法学学位。与此同时，对于肯尼一案的调查也在进行之中，可并不乐观的证据和证词一次又一次的打击着贝蒂的自信。肯尼真的是无辜的吗？事情的真相又是如何呢？
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回复 :When FBI Agent Zack Stewart is killed, Agent John Ripley takes over the three cases he was working on, hoping one will lead to his killer. The first involves gangster Joe Walpo and Ripley finds his hideout through Joe's girl friend, Connie Anderson. Joe is killed but it is established he was 400 miles away when Stewart was murdered. The next involves a car-theft gang which Ripley breaks up by using one of the gang, Vince Angelino and his wife Julie. The last case involves Kate Martell, the victim of an extortionist who threatens to kidnap her child unless she pays him $10,000