本剧由真实故事改编,讲述2007年在利物浦的克罗克斯泰思,一名十一岁的男孩里斯·琼斯惨遭枪杀,他的父母梅勒妮和史蒂夫备受折磨。而杀害里斯的凶手和同谋最终被绳之以法。The story about the murder of a 11-year-old boy, Rhys Jones in Croxteth, Liverpool, in 2007 and his parents, Melanie's and Steve's ordeal, and how Rhys's murderer and associates were eventually brought to justice.