John Patterson: In the Wake of the Assassins

Set in the mob-controlled town of Phenix City, Alabama, in the 1950s, a crusading lawyer is assassinated after being elected attorney general on a platform of 'Man Against Crime'. His son reluctantly assumes the role, vowing to clean up Phenix City and to track down his father's killers. Later, he leverages the race issue to win the governorship so he can continue his crusade against the mob. Yet his stance as a segregationist yields tragic consequences.