The Chamber
1. The Chamber starts off with Sam Cayhall and Rollie Wedge planting a bomb in Marvin Kramer's office. Marvin's is a Jewish activist leader during the civil rights movement, and both Sam and Rollie are members of the Ku Klux Klan. The bomb goes off, killing both of Marvin's young children and leaving Marvin as an amputee. The bomb's publicity destroys the small town of Greenville, Mississippi.
Time goes on towards Adam Hall, Sam's grandson. Adam's father kills himself in 1980 when he was only 16. This leaves a big void in Adam's life and creates a hunger for family in his life. However, he goes on to study law at Harvard following his undergraduate degree from Michigan. Adam begs his firm, Kravitz and Bane, to let him take on his grandfather's case as a pro-bono case. The firm reluctantly lets him because they believe that it will create positive publicity for their firm.
Adam goes to live with his best friend, his Aunt Lee in Memphis. Adam then meets his notorious grandfather, Sam Cayhall, on death row. Adam discovers how wretched and mean Sam is, but still is determined to save his life. Along the way Adam meets friends and various enemies. He meets a friend in: Sergeant Packer, Nora Stark, and Garner Goodman. He meets enemies in: Lucas Mann, Governor McAllister, and Colonel Nugent.
Adam berates Sam with questions trying to discover new evidence on the case to help his appeals. His Aunt Lee helps by telling family secrets and past stories that lead to other clues. During these stories, Lee breaks down several times as she confronts her graphic and disturbing past. During this time, Governor McAllister and Lucas Mann, along with their team of lawyers, are working hard to put a stop to Adam's various appeals. However, Nora Stark, McAllister's personal assistant takes a liking towards Adam. She helps him to discover the Sovereignty Commission inside the Library of congress's restricted files. This lead to Adam...
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