Whistle

Just out of prison after serving time on a drug charge Roper Rackard comes across a woman's body while mowing the tall grass at the far end of his new boss's property and although he is innocent of her death Roper panics. Terrified that he will be charged with murdering a white woman and sent back to jail he decides to hide the body where it won't be found. As days and then weeks pass and the search for the missing woman continues Roper begins to doubt himself. Did he do the right thing? Why didn't he call for help? Will anybody believe he is innocent and most important how can he possibly come forward now?