On September 30, 1979, Kevin Lee Green is convicted of killing his wife and sentenced to 15 years to life. 17 years later, with new technology, they decide to check DNA samples from Green's case. They don't match Green's, but another convict, Gerald Parker, serving time for rape. While interviewing Parker, he confesses to the murder. Kevin Green is freed after spending 17 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.