In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply, causing the worst 'cancer cluster' in history The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enoughWith judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the bucket for a billionaire like Mr Trudeau Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mould him into a potential Supreme Court justice