A retired coal miner shoots his best friend to death after a Christmas outing takes a terrible turn. Accused of manslaughter and facing 35 years in prison, this case sees the defense take on not just the prosecution, but the failing memory of the accused.

When a man is shot dead in rural Montana, his ex-wife is accused of murder. She says that she shot him in self-defense after an assault, but with forensic evidence revealing a shot to the back of the head, what is the truth?

A young man intervenes in a family dispute. Armed with an AK-47, he fires two warning shots as he tries to protect a child seeking help. The prosecution alleges he took the law into his own hands, but the defense argues that he did the right thing.

A new father is accused of child abuse after taking his son to a hospital. With conflicting experts on both sides and prison looming, can the defense unravel the medical mystery and prove his innocence?

A road rage encounter leaves one man with life-altering injuries and the other facing life in prison. The accused claims he fired his gun after he was attacked in his vehicle, but with multiple witnesses and CCTV evidence, will his story stand up?

This special two-hour episode picks up on the powerful and poignant stories of the accused who were featured in season one. How did life change for the men and women who faced the judgement of a jury?