Mississippi, 1946 year.Pete Бэннинг was the hero of small town Клэнтон, ideal южанином - by a war veteran, faithful husband, loving the father of two children, believing christian, succeeding a farmer, kind neighbour.But once by an autumn morning Pete Бэннинг got up a bit earlier, arrived in a city. and calmly killed a parish priest Декстера Bell. And only, what he talks on interrogations in a police and to the advocate: "I have nothing to say".A defender Бэннинга understands: a veteran is really ready rather to leave on an electric chair, what to explain reason pushing him on a crime. And only chance to save a client from executing - to find out that compelled to accomplish him terrible act.