Synopsis

"Just Mercy" is set in the humid and woods-infused areas of central Florida, where detective John Russell, a husband, father, and man of faith, is the lead investigator for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. John Russell's life seems to be perfect. While embroiled in the high-profile search for a boy missing from state care, John's peaceful world is rocked by the unexpected arrival of a strange visitor, a man from his past. John suddenly finds himself face to face with the man who murdered his mother and stole his childhood more than three decades ago. Nightmares buried for over thirty years come back to haunt him, and the spirit of rage that took his mother, now threatens to consume John, and tear his family apart. John's wife Marie, finding herself in a fight to save her marriage, is forced to start an investigation of her own that will bring to light the true horror of John's childhood, forcing John to decide whether to give into the rage buried deep in his soul, or forgive, as he's been forgiven.