JUDGMENT TREE: Inspired by a True Story

As the Civil War tears the nation apart, a mostly forgotten statute threatens its very soul: the Law of Substitution. This cynical pact, allowing the wealthy to purchase a poorer man's life to face the bullets in their stead, sets the stage for Judgment Tree—a character-driven saga of sacrifice and the harrowing search for redemption. In New York City, ruthless profiteer Roscoe Pierce thrives on brokering lives.

When the city explodes into the deadliest race riots in American history and a ...