It's the summer of 1980. Wisconsin's favorite political son, Matt Bailey, is working to parlay his Senatorial re-election into a presidential bid. But Bailey is a man of secrets, some so wicked and dangerous they would doom his aspirations. Certainly his bastard son, Padraic Rafferty, would love to see Bailey taken down for years of abuse and cruelty. It all comes to a head when Bailey's acknowledged teenaged son, Paul, becomes a liability to the great man's ambitions. With Paul's future in danger, Padraic to vows to kill his father and enlists his college friends to help. Will his plan save those he loves or will Bailey and his lust for power win again?