由David France的小說改編,這部獲獎的迷你電視電影呈現了在2002年震驚天主教會的虐待孩童醜事。當波士頓環球時報揭開早已持續的罪惡時,以紅衣主教為首的,努力設法使犯有罪行的神父遠離處罰和媒體曝光,教會可能主張的一切都被廣泛討論。勇敢的律師拒絕睜一隻眼閉一隻眼,儘管教會做了最大的努力為了使他閉嘴。他得到了神父的幫助,以及一些受害者的母親為檢察官提供令人寒心詳細實情。傑出的演員和倍受爭議的故事性質造就了一部既讓人悲痛又鼓舞人心的精彩影片。In the 1970s and 1980s a scandal was brewing in the Boston diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. Pedophile priests, especially Father John Geoghan, were sexually molesting young boys. Although the Cardinal at the time, Bernard Law, was made aware of the evil acts committed by Geoghan & other priests, he sided with the priests and quietly moved them from one church to the next, and kept the matter a secret from the authorities. Years later, the victims start to come forward, and a lawyer sues Cardinal Law & the diocese for hiding the crimes from the authorities. Cardinal Law arrogantly defends his behavior, and refuses to resign. Meanwhile, Father Geoghan is found guilty and sentenced to 10 years behind bars. Will the Cardinal resign now...or continue to try to hold onto his position?