The film depicts Carter's arrest, his life in prison and how he was freed by the love and compassion of a teenager from Brooklyn named Lesra Martin and his Canadian foster family.
Film tersebut mengisahkan penangkapan Carter, kehidupannya di penjara dan bagaimana ia dibebaskan oleh kekasih dan teman masa remajanya dari Brooklyn bernama Lesra Martin dan keluarga jauhnya asal Kanada.