Haven D. Allridge, editor-in-chief of the News-Intelligencer newspaper, learns about the corruption of Bridgewood County Sheriff K.C. Burke and his associates after being unfairly treated by the law. Haven's family, including his daughter, her husband, and their child, live in the adjacent county. After experiencing corruption firsthand, Haven begins a media campaign against Burke and his associates, compiling a dossier of corruption within the county. However, Burke fights back against Haven and the newspaper, and the case becomes complicated when the state's attorney general's office gets involved.
The Sellout
In a decaying 1950s county, a newspaper editor and a state attorney-general's assistant team up to take down entrenched corruption and powerful local officials.
