August Murder

Four men travel to a power plant in Puerto Rico with the intention of placing several bombs. They see themselves as patriots, fighting a war of independence against the colonial government of the island, and their imperial masters in Washington D.C. One of them is, however, an undercover police agent who is leading them into a police ambush. When they arrived at their destination, they were immediately captured, handcuffed, and made to kneel on the ground, and are then each shot in the back of the head. At a press conference later that same morning, the Police Superintendent announces that a police anti-terrorism unit has prevented a terrorist attack by four individuals. He adds that the police have killed three of the terrorists, who had resisted arrest, and goes on to praise the agents involved in the operation. The press and others immediately question the official version, as many believe that there has been little time to conduct a thorough investigation and that the Superintendent had been hasty in reaching conclusions. Among those who question the official version is the father of one of those killed. Al Miller flew to Puerto Rico to claim his son David's body and, unsatisfied by the official account, returns after the funeral and assembles a team of attorneys and investigators to look into the killings. They soon discover a web of deceit, criminal conspiracy, torture, and murder, that will claim other victims and endanger their own lives.