Tensions rise in the prison where Carlo holds his reading class and a rebellion threatens a bloodbath. While Carlo acts as inmate negotiator, elsewhere his stepson holds his own girlfriend prisoner when she tries to end their relationship.
In his new role as director of the domestic violence NGO, Carlo sees a patient suffering from increasing aggression from her husband, yet she cannot be persuaded to leave him.
Carlo leads a class at a women's prison and meets inmate and former bank robber, Amanda, whose son is having problems at school. When Carlo decides to help, he finds himself in a world where right and wrong matter less than survival.
