In 2001, editor Marty Baron of this Boston Globe assigns a group of supporters to investigate allegations against John Geoghan, an unfrocked priest accused of molesting more than 80 boys. Directed by editor Walter"Robby" Robinson, colleagues Michael Rezendes, Matt Carroll and Sacha Pfeiffer interview sufferers and try to unseal sensitive documents. The reporters make it their mission to supply proof a cover up of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church.