Under the guidance of inspirational professor Jon Ford, a group of dynamic first year law students investigate a possible miscarriage of justice involving the case of a convicted killer.
Beth tries to convince Ford about a case in which fingerprint evidence comes under scrutiny. Adam wants to help Dizzy, a boy he's mentoring, but overturning an Asbo proves a difficult task.
Adam tries to understand how a murder conviction can be beyond reasonable doubt - without a corpse. Ford makes Nick struggle to prove the innocence of a woman who was executed as a witch over years ago. Sarah's caught off guard by her boyfriend.
The students tackle the complex results of a joint trial, but the project comes to a halt when they discover how the jury arrived at their guilty verdict. Sarah and Nick look into a case involving an adult website and ponder what obscenity means today.
