Torn from the pages of American history, this true-life drama focuses on the story behind Lincoln's assassination. It is the story of Dr Mudd (Dennis Weaver), who was responsible for treating the infamous John Wilkes Booth. Wrongfully sentenced to life imprisonment on America's Devil's Island for conspiracy in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, Dr Mudd must prove his innocence to a nation still healing from the bitter wounds of the Civil War. It is a long and painful quest for freedom.
