History Literature / TheConfession

* ClearMyName: What Robby Flak has been trying for the past decade for Donte, and Travis' goal is, too.

* KarmaHoudini: Travis considers himself one, because he was never convicted of Nicole's murder, but tries to rectify things. Subverted in that he's finally arrested and sent to death row for his crimes.

* YourDaysAreNumbered: For every inmate on Death Row.

* YourCheatingHeart: Rumors stated that Donte and Nicole were having a sexual affair, despite her dating Joey.
** The prosecutor, Koffee, and the judge of Donte's trial were both married and had an affair for years. They eventually broke it off when it was revealed in all its scandalous glory.

* {{Jerkass}}: Quite a few characters, from the police to the entire justice system that convicted Donte;, to Robby, Reeva and Travis himself. The only ones who aren't are Donte, his family, and Keith.

* MiscarriageOfJustice: The entire reason why Donte was even arrested for Nicole's murder. He was pulled in for questioning, bullied, threatened, bribed and coaxed into confessing to having killed her; was convicted based on no proper evidence except the aforementioned, forced confession by a judge who was sleeping with the prosecutor (as well as a snitch who was jealous) and consequently put on Death Row.
* OhCrap: When the district attorney and cop who bullied Donté into confessing a crime that he never committed realize that the real murderer was telling the truth and they killed an innocent man.

With his own health in decline because of a brain tumor, Travis has been fighting with himself. Knowing the truth and that Donte;'s execution is imminent, Travis wants to make things right: confess to the crime he committed all those years ago and get Donte; acquitted.

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In 1998, Travis Boyette kidnapped and raped Nicole Yarber, a teenage girl and highschooler from Slone, Texas. He eventually killed her and buried the body in a location that only he knows. In his stead, a young black called Donte; Drumm has been arrested and convicted of Nicole's murder. And he has been on Death Row ever since.

* CassandraTruth: Travis going on TV and openly admitting that he is Nicole's real murderer is shrugged off as just being 'another nutcase' that tend to pop up shortly before executions.
* ClearMyName: What Robby Flak has been trying for the past decade for Donte; and Travis' goal is, too.
* DownerEnding: One way to view the end. [[spoiler:Travis has been arrested and tried for Nicole's murder and further crimes, now awaiting his execution on Death Row and Donte has been exonerated, though post-mortem, and the death penalty system has been shook up. However, it turns out to be for nought, as the death penalty occurs again and nothing changes.]]

* MiscarriageOfJustice: The entire reason why Donte; was even arrested for Nicole's murder. He was pulled in for questioning; bullied, threatened, bribed and coaxed into confessing to having killed her; was convicted based on no proper evidence except the aforementioned, forced confession by a judge who was sleeping with the prosecutor (as well as a snitch who was jealous) and consequently put on Death Row.
* OhCrap: When the district attorney and cop, who bullied Donté into confessing a crime that he never committed, realize that the real murderer was telling the truth and they killed an innocent man.
* RightForTheWrongReasons: Travis wants to save Donte Drumm's life and reveal his innocence to the world (a good thing) but it's because he wants attention and the chance to escape (bad things)

** Also Travis, whose brain tumor is said to kill him within a year. [[spoiler:Subverted, since it turns out the tumor is benign and not in danger of killing him.]] [[spoiler:Played straight, when he ends up on Death Row himself in the end.]]

** Also Travis, whose brain tumor is said to kill him within a year. [[spoiler:Subverted, since it turns out the tumor is benign and not in danger of killing him.]] [[spoiler:Played straight, when he ends up on Death Row himself in the end.]]

In 1998, Travis Boyette kidnapped and raped Nicole Yarber, a teenage girl and highschooler from Slone, Texas. He eventually killed her and buried the body in a location that only he knows. In his stead, a young black called Donté Drumm has been arrested and convicted of Nicole's murder. And he has been on Death Row ever since.

With his own health in decline because of a brain tumor, Travis has been fighting with himself. Knowing the truth and that Donté's execution is imminent, Travis wants to make things right: confess to the crime he committed all those years ago and get Donté acquitted.

* AcquittedTooLate: [[spoiler:Donté does not get exonerated of Nicole's murder until months after his execution.]]

* ClearMyName: What Robby Flak has been trying for the past decade for Donté and Travis' goal is, too.
* DownerEnding: One way to view the end. [[spoiler:Travis has been arrested and tried for Nicole's murder and further crimes, now awaiting his execution on Death Row and Donté has been exonerated, though post-mortem, and the death penalty system has been shook up. However, it turns out to be for nought, as the death penalty occurs again and nothing of it changes.]]

* {{Jerkass}}: Quite a few characters, from the police to the entire justice system that convicted Donté, to Robby, Reeva and Travis himself. The only ones who aren't are Dont&eacute, his family, and Keith.

* MiscarriageOfJustice: The entire reason why Donté was even arrested for Nicole's murder. He was pulled in for questioning; bullied, threatened, bribed and coaxed into confessing to having killed her; was convicted based on no proper evidence except the aforementioned, forced confession by a judge who was sleeping with the prosecutor (as well as a snitch who was jealous) and consequently put on Death Row.

* YourCheatingHeart: Rumors stated that Donté and Nicole were having a sexual affair, despite her dating Joey.
** The prosecutor, Koffee, and the judge of Donté's trial were both married and had an affair for years. They eventually broke it off when it was revealed in all its scandalous glory.

* {{Jerkass}}: Quite a few characters, from the police to the entire justice system that convicted Donté, to Robby, Reeva and Travis himself. The only ones who aren't are Donté and his family.
* KarmaHoudini: Travis considers himself one, because he was never convicted of Nicole's murder, but tries to rectify things.

* MiscarriageOfJustice: The entire reason why Donté was even arrested for Nicole's murder. He was pulled in for questioning; bullied, threatened, bribed and coaxed into confessing to having killed her; was convicted based on no proper evidence except the aforementioned, forced confession by a judge who was sleeping with the prosecutor and consequently put on Death Row.

Travis Boyette gives Reverend Keith Schroeder a terrifying confession.\\

* {{Jerkass}}: Quite a few characters, from the police to the entire justice system that convicted Donté, to Robby and Travis himself.

** The prosecutor, Koffi, and the judge of Donté's trial were both married and had an affair for years. They eventually broke it off when it was revealed in all its scandalous glory.

* AcquittedTooLate: [[spoiler:Donté does not get exonerated of Nicole's crime until months after his execution.]]