In the Post-World War II, in Los Angeles, a criminal shots and kills a police officer in the middle of the night. Without any leads, the chief of the LAPD assigns Sgt. Chuck Jones and Sgt. Marty Brennan to investigate the murder and apprehend the culprits. When the dealer of electronics devices, Paul Reeves, is caught selling a stolen projector, the police identifies the criminal, and connects him to other unsolved robberies. Using the witnesses of his heists, they draw their face, but the true identity of the smart and intelligent criminal is not disclosed. The perseverance of Sgt. Marty Brennan in his investigation gives a clue where he might live.
本片以充满腐败和欺骗的世界为背景，聚焦于唐纳德·特朗普（塞巴斯蒂安·斯坦 Sebastian Stan 饰）在上世纪七八十年代在纽约发展房地产业务的过程，还将挖掘他与臭名昭著的律师罗伊·科恩（杰瑞米·斯特朗 Jeremy Strong 饰）的关系。这是一个老师和学生的故事，讲述了美国一个重要资本大亨的起源。
During one fatal afternoon in an empty elementary school the two mothers of Armand (6) and Jon (6) get into a desperate fight to be believed when one son is accused of crossing boundaries against the other. All means are used, and soon a blend of madness,
