The Reporter: Part I - Rise and Fall

Nic Pappas, a young investigative newspaper reporter with the Palatine Star, is assigned on his first day on the job to cover a cold murder case known as The Brown's Chicken Massacre. Pappas meets and falls in love with the beautiful Mary Jane Santos, who lost her brother Roland, Jr. in the tragedy. Due to the ethical standards of the journalism industry that forbid reporters to get personally involved with their sources, their relationship becomes one of unrequited love.

After months on the...