In 1997, a Dallas housewife urges the police to find the culprit who killed her sons, while her husband details the events that led to her imprisonment and her death sentence for killing her children.
Darlie Routier's trial begins and she recounts what happened. Meanwhile, defense experts try to solve the mystery and examine different theories.
Darlie's situation gets worse as the prosecution shows a video of her dancing at her late children's gravesite.
21 years later, Darlie's defense team explores different theories for the incident as they try to come up with a new call for a retrial.
When Julius Jones is arrested on charges of killing a white businessman, interviews with Julius's coach provide insight into the incident from Julius's perspective and his version of the story.
A witness testifies to seeing Julius pulling the trigger, but Julius's lawyer tries to give him hope nonetheless.
As calls for retrials for Julius increase, new evidence resurfaces and might be the only hope for Julius.