Upon taking a new job, young lawyer Rick Hayes is assigned to the clemency case of Cindy Liggett, a woman convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. As Hayes investigates the background for her case, the two begin to form a deep friendship, while all the while the date for her execution draws nearer.

Sharon Stone
as Cindy Liggett

Rob Morrow
as Rick Hayes

Randy Quaid
as Sam Burns

Peter Gallagher
as John Hayes

Jack Thompson
as The Governor

Jayne Brook
as Jill

Pamala Tyson
as Linda, Legal Aid Attorney

Skeet Ulrich
as Billy, Cindy's Brother

Don Harvey
as Doug

Diane Sellers
as Inmate Reggie
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"Rick" (Rob Morrow) is an ambitious young attorney charged with what his bosses hope will be the routinely futile clemency case of "Cindy" (Sharon Stone) who is coming to the end of her wait on death row. Initially, she wants little to do with him, but gradually that relationship not only thaws but ...