Blue Code of Silence

Every year an average of 1,000 American police officers are arrested for misconduct or corruption. This is the story of a corrupt cop who was never arrested, but instead brought down the most corrupt police unit in American history. Was he an American hero - a whistleblower who stood up against corruption - or a rat who betrayed friends to save his own skin? Past and present testimonies, previously unseen archive material and a treasure trove of footage bring to life this story of corruption and betrayal in gritty 1970s New York City.