In the quiet suburb of Cheshire, Connecticut, Jennifer Petit and her two young daughters were killed in a horrific home invasion; husband and father William Petit was the only one who escaped alive. This gripping film explores the events of that shocking triple homicide that rocked the town and set off a politically charged death-penalty trial. The result is a disturbing revelation of police failures and untold personal dramas that point out the biggest tragedy of all: the crime could have been prevented at many turns. 　　译文(2): 在康涅狄格州柴郡宁静的郊区，詹妮弗 · 佩蒂特和她的两个年幼的女儿在一次可怕的入室抢劫中丧生; 丈夫和父亲威廉 · 佩蒂特是唯一一个活着逃出来的人。这部扣人心弦的电影探索了震惊全镇的三重谋杀案的事件，并引发了一场充满政治色彩的死刑审判。其结果是令人不安的警察失败和无法言说的个人戏剧指出了最大的悲剧: 犯罪本来可以在许多方面得到阻止。