Lincoln Jefferson是伊拉克战争退伍军人，与妻子离婚后，他在高中担任警卫，并试图修复与14岁儿子的关系。一晚，Lincoln和儿子被警察拦住，一场冲突导致手无寸铁的儿子被枪杀。Lincoln希望司法会还他们公道，却得知杀死儿子的警察未经审判就被认定无罪，甚至重返工作岗位。得不到公平审判的机会，Lincoln决定亲手为儿子伸张正义。
Follows a man who, 37 years ago, was kicked off his collegiate football team for an altercation. Now at 59, he still carries that burden. He decides to go back to school to get his degree and try out for the team to redeem his past.
