Two decades ago Jack Cade was convicted of the murder of Kitty Jagger. Rather than go to trial and risk the Florida electric chair, he pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to twenty years. A few days after gaining his freedom, the police arrest Jack for the murder of his defense attorney Spencer Duvall. Unlicensed private investigator Louis Kincaid by Jack s son Ronnie to find evidence to clear his father. After gaining access to all the evidence, Louis is convinced that Jack Cade did not kill Duvall or Kitty Jagger. He vows to find Kitty s killer, and thereby clear Jack of both murder charges, even if it means breaking the laws he was once swore to uphold.