In a true-to-life story about preserving what's important, Ranger Jack Chastain returns to the canyons of New Mexico after fighting wildfires, and steps into a political firestorm. He wants to run but a beautiful woman makes him take a stand. When a mysterious set of provocations pit neighbor against neighbor, a battle between 'self interest' and 'do the right thing' ensues, trapping Chastain between people who face hard truths about who they can really trust.
Caught in the middle.
It's the story of our times—polarized society, battles over government, competing interests, inflamed rhetoric, conspiracy theories. But who draws the battle lines, and why? What's at stake for the losers, or even those simply drawn into the fray? And does anyone have a responsibility to find the common ground? Or, is it really, "no rules" and "all's fair?"
Public Trust is the story of Jack Chastain, a stalwart but not overly-idealistic ranger who tangled with politicos in Montana and finds himself reassigned to a national park in New Mexico. There, he encounters a community bitterly divided by the machinations of an outgoing U.S. president. Businessmen, environmentalists, ranchers and politicians, all tangle over a way of life that could be lost forever. Chastain wants no part of another war over a shrinking landscape, but finds himself caught in the middle. Only one person seems to understand what's truly at stake, a beautiful woman who won't let him run from the conflict he must face. To do his job means facing her father, a former senator, and putting himself between warring factions, including the most ruthless operators in the state. He becomes enemy to all. What's at stake? Much, but in this story of intrigue that captures the slime and inflexibility of politics today, nobody wins. Until Mother Nature plays her hand.