Markus Haglund (Mikael Persbrandt) is a criminal law professor fond of liquors, promiscuous relationships, and disobeying superiors. At Uppsala University near Stockholm, he establishes a class of four law students: Anna Sjöstedt (Helena af Sandeberg), Fia Jönsson (Sofia Ledarp), Belal Al-Mukhtar (Francisco Sobrado), and Roger Andersson (Leonard Terfelt), called Oskyldigt dömd (Innocently Convicted), dealing with cases where persons are already sentenced and imprisoned, assisting the convicted in fighting for their innocence and freedom.
