Synopsis

The summer of 1933 brought a fresh surge of criminality to Chicago. Responding to mounting public pressure, Willard Thornton was appointed commissioner with the mandate to restore order. At a press conference, Thornton declared his office did not offer public criticism of law enforcement, though his tone suggested a different reality. Standing beside him, Eliot Ness appeared more somber than usual. Ness and his team then conducted a raid, discovering a shipment of heroin concealed within a hi