In May 1979, the American justice system was shaken to its core. Federal Judge John H. Wood Jr. - known by criminals as "Maximum John" for the harsh sentences he handed down - was shot and killed by a sniper outside his San Antonio home. It was the first murder of a federal judge in the 20th century, and it triggered one of the largest FBI investigations in history.

This episode unravels the story of a crime that was a direct assault on the rule of law. We explore the powerful drug trafficking empire of Jamiel "Jimmy" Chagra, the man who ordered the hit, and the notorious contract killer he hired to carry it out, Charles Harrelson, the father of actor Woody Harrelson.