Frank Henson faces a denial of a last-hope stay of execution for the murder, 15 years ago, of Kim Tolbert. Professor Edgar McDonald and the the Innocence Review association admit defeat after having explored all legal options. But Alexis, who believes he is really innocent, pulls a last trump card. She asks her father, who is eager to reconcile with her, to help and gets additional help from the NYPD. What at first seems to be grasping at straws against the clock quickly becomes a plausible race to find the real killer. This is made more difficult when Frank stops cooperating so he can help his fiancee come to terms with his execution.
—KGF Vissers