Part I: The killings. A family's bond, a threatening storm
Eleven people, one van, a second-floor apartment
An officer, a baby due, a choice
A city under water: survivors cling to life, police lose their grip
108: officer in distress, a race to the bridge
The shots on the bridge: lives intersect- two dead, four maimed, endless barrage of gunfire
NOPD triage: the after action reports
Part II: Making it all go away. The cover-up
Shock, funerals, police visits- and a family's quest for answers
Victims shine a legal light
The District Attorney brings charges- and the Police Brotherhood fights back
From narcotics cop to police attorney: an insider's view
Judicial ties, prosecutorial error, and the NOPD walks free
Part III: The trials. Conspiracy cracks under federal glare
USA v. Bowen, Gisevius, Faulcon, Villavaso, Kaufman and Dugue
Judgment time, judicial questions- and an officer's shame
Part IV: Justice held up. The online commentators
From prep school to politics to Danziger: a judge's prayerful path
Judgment day: a mother and brother confront the convicted
The consent decree: a history of police abuse, documented
"The interests of justice": the reversal
Epilogue: As a national civil rights movement stirs, justice is on hold in New Orleans.