New York City
The time has come for Vienna to reset its moral compass. When pressured to get tough on enforcing the laws of debauchery, Vincentio, the Duke of Vienna, does what any easy-going Duke would do – he leaves for a trip and appoints someone else to be the bad guy. Vincentio chooses the righteous Angelo to take charge in his absence, but Angelo goes a little too far in his zealous attempt to clean up the city, sentencing good nobleman Claudio to death. Who will help set things back in balance?