In Virginia, USA, an inmate known as Victoria Brown, or Inmate 1688, has been on Death Row for over ten years. She has agreed to one final interview before her execution date. Ami Wallace, an aspiring author who is highly sophisticated but overly anxious, enters. Despite their generational gap of almost two decades, the two women, who seem to have nothing in common, discover something during their interview. They both desire peace and acceptance, which is a common thread that connects them.

The Request (or Prison Fan Fiction) is a story about two African-American women who face systemic racial and social injustices every day. The tale is full of torment, conspiracy, and hope. Despite the color of their skin, these women are complex individuals who crave acceptance from society and themselves.