When an African-American cop shoots and kills an unarmed whitecollege student, a small town in North Carolina is turnedupside-down. Before the town has a chance to cope with thistragedy, the neglected murder of an African-American teen isbrought to light, opening wounds that threaten to tear thecommunity apart. As Detective Ashe Akino and Special ProsecutorPreston Terry set out to find the truth, they begin to grapplewith the media attention, public debate and social unrest thatcome with such volatile cases.