Vallon Steere is a man with everything to lose. Falsely accused of a crime he didn't commit, he's trapped in a prison cell with his once-promising future reduced to nothing more than a distant dream. But Vallon is not ready to give up just yet. In a desperate bid to prove his innocence Vallon turns to the court clerk, hoping she'll believe his story. And what a story it is. From his privileged childhood as the son of a rural duke to his time...