Nasir Lassiter was a college basketball star with a promising future-until a bum murder rap lands him a life sentence in prison. Five years later his conviction is overturned, and Nasir is shocked to see how much life has changed. He discovers his girlfriend, Ayana, gave birth to a child, their daugther, and lives with Alonzo, a wealthy and very possessive man. As Nasir builds a relationship with his little girl, his life makes another turn. Nasir's mother has become hooked on drugs, and as she sinks into the abyss of addiction a horrifying family secret is revealed, Ayana, meanwhile, struggles to break free of Alonzo's jealous grip, and she gets a taste of his brewing, seemingly endless rage. Nasir would love to right the wrongs his absence has brought the women in his life. But when his daughter is kidnapped, he will risk everything to save her- even if it means putting his newfound freedom back on the line.
