As lawyer
Roy M. Cohn rests in his hospital room, ravaged by the effects of AIDS, he thinks back on his life. Cohn was very instrumental in the success of Senator
Joseph McCarthy's investigations into communist activity in the United States. However, despite Cohn's powerful, intimidating tactics and his influence with such figures as
J. Edgar Hoover, he had his own secret: homosexuality. Cohn tries to come to terms with himself and those he has affected.
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