Henry (Gene Hackman Gene Hackman) is detained by Sheriff Victor (Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman) on suspicion of raping and killing an underage girl. Although Henry was originally the informant who found the little girl's body, his seriously inconsistent testimony undoubtedly adds weight to the tilt of the evil balance towards him. Through the testimony of Henry's wife Chartres (Monica Bellucci Monica Bellucci), Victor learns that their relationship already exists in name only, and that the culprit is the ambiguous relationship between Hunter and her young niece. After searching Henry's house, Detective Owens (Thomas Jane Thomas Jane) finds a picture of the murdered girl in the darkroom, and everything is ready to solve the case, only Henry's final confession is owed.