S1.E17 ∙ L'usine de la peur

Body Politic is the story of Los Angeles City Council member Joe Nevin as he teeters on the brink of a scandal involving local reporter Holly McHale, his sick wife Anjelica and a California energy giant with a stake in the future of the city's water supply.

Nastya Zhukova is a journalist who has been conducting her own investigation for a long time, trying to expose the merciless and dishonest ex-husband Sergei. But as soon as she learns that in addition to fraud in business, he is guilty of another crime - the death of an elderly man who was hit on the road, Nastya herself is trapped - She publicly promises Ostrenko to prove his guilt at all costs, but at the same time she herself is arrested on trumped-up charges. The court quickly passes a sentence on the journalist: two years in prison, suspended for a month. During this time, she will have to find out who and how she was framed, collect evidence of her ex-husband's crimes, and most importantly-decide who will take care of her daughter, a schoolgirl Vika. Nastya cannot allow Vika to be taken away by her criminal father Ostrenko, so she decides to get married fictitiously.

Four of New York City's most notorious gangsters of the 1990s come together for a live performance about their lives. These are their stories. This is their redemption.