We expect our judges to be honest and wise. Their integrity and impartiality are the bedrock of the entire judicial system. We trust them to ensure fair trials, to protect the rights of all litigants, to punish those who do wrong, and to oversee the orderly and efficient flow of justice. But what happens when a judge bends the law or takes a bribe? It’s rare, but it happens. Lacy Stoltz is an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct. She is a lawyer, not a cop, and it is her job to respond to complaints dealing with judicial misconduct. After nine years with the Board, she knows that most problems are caused by incompetence, not corruption. But a corruption case eventually crosses her desk. A previously disbarred lawyer is back in business with a new identity. He now goes by the name Greg Myers, and he claims to know of a Florida judge who has stolen more money than all other crooked judges combined. And not just crooked judges in Florida. All judges, from all states, and throughout U.S. history. What’s the source of the ill-gotten gains? It seems the judge was secretly involved with the construction of a large casino on Native American land. The Coast Mafia financed the casino and is now helping itself to a sizable skim of each month’s cash. The judge is getting a cut and looking the other way. It’s a sweet deal: Everyone is making money. But now Greg wants to put a stop to it. His only client is a person who knows the truth and wants to blow the whistle and collect millions under Florida law. Greg files a complaint with the Board on Judicial Conduct, and the case is assigned to Lacy Stoltz, who immediately suspects that this one could be dangerous.
人民都期望法官能兼具誠實與智慧，法官的正直與公平是整個司法體系的基石。
人民也相信法官能夠出公平審判，維護所有當事人的權益，懲戒為非作歹之徒，以確保司法體系的秩序與效率。但若法官扭曲法律或收受賄賂呢？諸如此類的事雖不常發生，但仍有人為之。
蕾西•史島茲是佛羅里達州司法行為委員會的調查員，她是律師而非警察，她的職責是處理民眾對司法不當行為提出的申訴。在委員會工作的 9 年裡，蕾西發現多數的問題都和貪污無關，而是法官能力不足。但蕾西終究還是接到貪污申訴。先前一位被吊銷執照的律師改名格雷格•梅耶斯重歸舊業，他聲稱握有一位佛州法官貪污的證據，而這位法官貪的錢多過佛州所有不肖法官的貪污金額，也是美國史上前所未見。然而，這些不法利益到底從何而來？ 謎底竟是法官私下與印地安人保護區的大型賭場建商勾結。Coast Mafia 黑道組織除提供資金給這間賭場外，還每個月從賭場盜取龐大現金，而法官從中包庇且獲取暴利。這是場全盤皆贏的交易：人人都有錢賺。
然而，格雷格想阻止這一切，他唯一的委託人不僅知道真相，還要揭發這場交易，藉由幫助佛州政府打擊犯罪，從中獲取數百萬美元的獎勵。格雷格向司法行為委員會提出申訴後，該案便交由蕾西負責，她也隨即意識到該案十分危險。
【適讀程度】
Age Range: 14 - 17 years