Millionaire realtor Roger Mitchell is found dead in his hotel room. Vancouver Police Officer Robert Holden arrests Jimmy Greyeyes, a native man who has a past with the deceased. The history: the dead realtor was one of three men charged with raping Jimmy's sister Lee Ann. It’s a closed case: Jimmy has a motive, his fingerprints cover the murder weapon, and witnesses say he had a confrontation with Mitchell hours before he was killed.

Enter native lawyer Jesse Crowchild, a recovering alcoholic dealing with the death of his son, and a forced separation from his wife. Jesse fights not only for Jimmy's freedom, but to break down racial stereotypes that swirl viciously around the case. In order to prove Jimmy Greyeyes innocent, Jesse must find the real murderer.