Plot: In the 1970s and 1980s a scandal was brewing in the Boston diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. Pedophile priests, especially Father John Geoghan, were sexually molesting young boys. Although the Cardinal at the time, Bernard Law, was made aware of the evil acts committed by Geoghan & other priests, he sided with the priests and quietly moved them from one church to the next, and kept the matter a secret from the authorities. Years later, the victims start to come forward, and a lawyer sues Cardinal Law & the diocese for hiding the crimes from the authorities. Cardinal Law arrogantly defends his behavior, and refuses to resign. Meanwhile, Father Geoghan is found guilty and sentenced to 10 years behind bars. Will the Cardinal resign now...or continue to try to hold onto his position?
Alternative Plot: In this film based on the Boston archdiocese scandal, tenacious attorney Mitchell Garabedian (Ted Danson) risks his career to pursue legal action against the Catholic Church, which is accused of facilitating the sexual abuse of numerous boys, including the sons of Mary Ryan (Ellen Burstyn). Cardinal Bernard Law (Christopher Plummer) strives to contain any evidence that might reveal his involvement in the scandal, but Father Spagnolia (Brian Dennehy) denounces the conspiracy.
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