林教授出身貧苦的礦工家庭一路邊打架邊讀書的長大直到國三那年意外的被分到放牛班後面對突如其來的打擊他逐漸放棄從小想成為詩人的夢想畢業沒多久開始混跡賭場黑道23歲那年因觸犯殺人未遂罪名而被判5年有期途刑雖然之前逃過幾次但終究被逮入管訓隊只要有決心每個人都可以改變自己的命運在監獄的孤獨歲月讓林教授決定重拾課本努力苦讀從宏德補校到東吳大學英版系密西根州立大學英美文學博士真實的故事感動人心
Robert is working in Oxford and sending money home whilst Ruby Pratt has returned from Pontefract after splitting with her gentleman friend Gabriel Cochrane, whose wife has died and whose foundry has been repossessed by the bank, comes to Candleford, penniless, and Dorcas employs him in her forge where the work interests Sydney After Edmund has collected money from Robert at the post office, he arrives home saying he has been robbed The whole village rallies round Emma
女律师Christine向往正义她发现一个蹲了11年监狱的死刑犯很可能是被冤枉的于是决定查明真相而地区检察官Adam相信着世上没有绝对的对错司法原本就是个灰色地带二人将在剧中展开什么样的对抗
