该剧由刚刚获得奥斯卡奖的电影《为奴十二年》(12 Years A Slave)的编剧John Ridley打造,故事描述一起带有种族色彩的谋杀案及随后的审判过程给所有相关人员造成的影响——包括受害人及其家人、罪犯及其家人等。当一对住在莫德斯托市的夫妇遭人入室行凶后,由此引出的社会问题在当地引发强烈反响,人们将它视为反映当代美国人种族观、阶级观和性别政治的一面镜子。 ——天涯小筑When a young couple -- war veteran Matt and his wife, Gwen Skokie -- are attacked in their Modesto, Calif., home, Matt dies and Gwen is left unconscious, barely clinging to life. As news of the brutal crime makes its way through the media, both sets of parents sit vigil by Gwen's bed, hoping for a miracle to keep her with them. The police investigation begins to close in on four suspects in the case, and shock waves radiate through the community, stirring up tensions along ethnic and racial lines.