No one doubted Abraham Lincoln's honesty. No doubted his loyalty to friends. But what happened when his two core values collide? Rumors swirl that to save the life of his oldest friend's son Lincoln falsified evidence and suborned perjury. The contest for a senate seat in Illinois electrifies a nation and illuminates smoldering conflicts that will soon explode into the bloodiest war in American History. Two reporters — one a slave holder and the other an abolitionist — cover the Lincoln-Douglas debates. These two very different men come across allegations of Lincoln's wrongdoing and start an investigation that will yield a glimpse into the hear and soul of Abraham LIncoln.