Jussie Smollett is assaulted on a Chicago street by two Trump supporters. The world condemns the attack, but local police and journalists already know: none of it is true.
Jussie Smollett turns himself in on 16 counts of lying to police and the world asks, "why?" What circumstances led a talented rising star to stage a fake hate crime?
Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx drops the charges and Jussie Smollett takes a victory lap. Was dropping the charges a self-interested political move intended to scapegoat police?
The Osundairo brothers return to the scene of the crime to walk through the events of that fateful night. Meanwhile Smollett's criminal justice system journey comes to an end.
