After a warm family dinner, Harry Fertig and his wife rush to the hospital with their young son who has suddenly fallen very ill. The busy emergency room is so crazed, that their child dies out of neglect.Six weeks later, Fertig shoots the emergency room staff.THE CONFESSION examines the moral and legal repercussions of murderous acts of anguish.ln honour of his dead child, Fertig takes responsibility by pleading guilty. Roy Blealiie, a successful attorney with his eye on the D.A's chair is hired by Fertig’s powerful entrepreneur boss, Jack Renoble.Bleakie’s task is to convince Fertig to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.A wrenching battle of opposing ethical perspectives plays out. A plea ofguilty separates Fertig from his wife forever. A plea of not guilty sullies his dignity.