Plot Synopsis

Ruthless Mayor Tom Kane holds the power in Chicago and he's been its most effective leader in recent history, but he also hides a crushing secret -- he's afflicted with a degenerative brain disorder that is ripping everything away from him. He can't trust his memory, his closest allies, or even himself. To do his job, Kane relies on a web built on a covenant with the people. As his brain disease progresses, will he be able to continue achieving. And now that he beats back the physical symptoms of his illness with high doses of medication, he's experiencing heightened psychological manifestations of the disease. Plus, without his longtime advisors Stone and Kitty, Kane is also forced to reconfigure his inner circle, he acts quickly to protect and repair his legacy by cutting out the cancers within the political machine.