The story takes place in a fictional city, the city of Addison, where the rulers and the law enforcers collude with each other, the evil forces emerge one after another, and the transactions of money and power take place every day. these darkness and corruption are like a huge and thick palm that controls the whole city and the people who live in it. Pollack (Justin Timberlake Justin Timberlake) is a journalist who still retains his innocence. Shrewdly, he soon senses all the evils that happen in the city, and with lofty ideals, he decides to expose them one by one. Pollack's behavior soon angered the people he was investigating, and they decided to kill the ungrateful boy. In danger, Pollack has to turn to his boss, Eisford (Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman), an old journalist with a conscience, and with the help of Eisford and his friend Prosecutor Wallace (Kevin Spacey Kevin Spacey), Pollack is getting closer to the truth.