Ronko Yamada

And his interest was piqued.

What if this young Korean American was innocent?

But K.W.

was a Sacramento reporter.

The murder of Yip Yee Tak had happened in San Francisco.

But this evidence wasn't the only thing that was alarming.

During his investigation, a news report flashed on KW's TV screen.

Inmate Cho Soo Lee is charged with murder in the stabbing death of a fellow prisoner.

The guy K.W.

suspected to be falsely accused of murder had just appeared to commit another murder while in prison.

But K.W.

did not stop his investigation.

Instead, he wrote a letter to Chol Soo in prison.

Sincerely, Kyungwon Lee When Chol Soo Lee got the letter, he wrote to his friend, Ranko Yamada.

Ever since she'd sat in that courtroom at his trial, Ronco hadn't stopped working to free her friend, Cholsu.

She even started going to law school to learn every legal option available.

She became Cholsu's person on the outside.

It was a dark and stormy night in Sacramento when Ronco met KW.

Really.

She said the rain was blowing sideways as she looked out the window of the coffee shop and told him everything she knew about Chol Soo Lee.