In 1995, Daric, in his second marriage and successful as a newspaper and media magnate, absorbs himself in work, and builds his business with acquisitions and takeovers. He reviews the preceding 30 years, his first marriage and divorce to Karen, and his final surrender to Alicia, daughter of Chicago power mogul and newspaper publisher Girard Covington. Reinvigorated by the enthusiasm of a young black reporter, Daric urges Brian Coleman into investigating a helplessly guilty black mass murder defendant. A rush to judgement, perhaps, but the evidence may connect others of more prominence and public stature…