Evan White is a 20-year-old college student and aspiring musician with a girlfriend he loves and an up-and-coming indie rock band, White Noise. Late one night after an out of town gig, Evan gets arrested at a motel and charged with possession and distribution of marijuana and cocaine. On the basis of little proof and questionable testimony, Frank Coleman, an ambitious Federal Assistant District Attorney, decides to prosecute Evan on seven counts with a possible sentence of 28 years.