Wall Street bond trader and privileged socialite who accidentally becomes the center of a hit-and-run scandal in the Bronx. After fleeing the scene with his mistress Maria, he faces a politically motivated prosecution. Ultimately acquitted through hidden evidence provided by his mistress's confession, he leaves New York to live in obscurity.
Bacon exploits Sherman's misfortune for political and racial mobilization.
A formal judicial relationship where the judge holds legal authority over Sherman.
Fallow investigates Sherman's case to advance his journalism career.
An illicit romantic and financial arrangement that drives the initial plot.
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