When Jackie Carpenter's son is falsely accused of murder, she prays for a miracle and fights against all odds to set him free. But when the prosecution seeks a life sentence, Jackie's world spins into turmoil sending her on a journey of wavering faith and tentative hope.

A lawyer attempts to prove the innocence of a migrant worker convicted of two murders before his death sentence is carried out.

Criminal defense attorney Martin Vail is brilliant and confident. He is accustomed to fabricating and selling the truth while seeking the glory in the media spotlight. When he learns of the gruesome murder of a local Catholic archbishop, he immediately decides to defend the accused penniless altar boy. But Vail soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, as he becomes tangled in a web of lies, corruption and betrayal.

Set in contemporary Moscow where 12 men must decide the fate of a young man accused of murdering his step-father. Consigned to a makeshift jury room, one by one each man takes center stage to confront, connect, and confess while the accused awaits a verdict and revisits his heartbreaking journey through war in flashbacks.