The film is adapted from a true story. Richard Jewell is known to the world as the security guard who found the bomb device in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic bombing. At that time, he acted quickly and saved countless lives and became a hero. But within a few days, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse. He, who dreamed of becoming a law enforcer, was slandered by the media and the public and became the FBI's number one suspect, falling into an unprecedented dilemma. Jewell sought help from independent lawyer Watson Bryant and firmly declared his innocence. However, in the process of clearing Jewell's name, Bryant found himself against the joint resistance of the FBI, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the police; at the same time, he kept reminding Richard not to trust anyone who tried to destroy him...