One day, a new prisoner, John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), is brought to the Green Mile. Coffey is a giant of a man who has been accused of murdering two young girls. However, as Paul and his team get to know Coffey, they realize that he is not like the other prisoners on death row. Coffey possesses supernatural healing powers, which he uses to cure Paul's urinary tract infection and bring back to life a deceased mouse.