Four young black men kill a white woman. Now the D.A. is very cautious how to pursue this case because it might start a riot. And adding fuel to the fire is a bombastic and vocal black community leader, who's saying that they will not have a fair trial and that they were justified in their actions because they were in fear for their lives

Después de un robo, un grupo de jóvenes asesina a una mujer para robar su coche y escapar. El juicio que sigue se convierte en un intenso debate social sobre el racismo, examinando los prejuicios y las tensiones que rodean el caso.