Inspired by the true story of former McLennan County District Attourney., Vic Feazell....
From the Treatment:....Just because you do the right thing, it doesn’t mean they’re not going to kick you in the teeth. No one knows that better than Texas Law Legend Vic Feazell. The youngest elected DA in Texas is about to learn what it feels like when you step on the wrong toes in pursuit of justice.
Upon taking office, Waco has the unenviable distinction of having the highest concentration of both churches and murders in the state of Texas. In his first term, fresh off of solving the (previously) closed Lake Waco Triple Murder case, the most gruesome the state has ever seen, Vic learns of a drifter named Henry Lee Lucas who claimed that one of his over 600 murders happened in Waco. Henry was being chauffeured around the country by the Texas Rangers, who were claiming victory catching the biggest serial killer of all time. The Rangers are Texas royalty. No one ever questioned them, and why should they?
While performing his due diligence, Vic realizes that there’s no way Lucas could’ve committed the crime, and refuses to charge him. Could the beloved Texas Rangers be feeding Lucas information and closing cases to further their reputation? The more Vic looks into the matter, the more he is convinced that indeed they are. Against everything that is right in the “Good Ol’ Boy handbook”, Vic does the unthinkable, he launches a full-scale investigation. The media dubs it “Lucas Gate”.
At first, the Texas Rangers were embarrassed, and then they got mad. With the backing of the FBI, DEA and the local media, they set out to ruin Vic’s good name, and put him in prison. Constant threats against his family, killing his dog and trying to ruin his public image doesn’t deter Vic from exposing the truth. Charges of bribery, racketeering and fraud are finally brought against Vic in an attempt to shut him up, just weeks before his bid for re-election. The next thing we know, he is looking at the wrong end of 80 years in the Federal Penitentiary.......