A reporter for the Bergen News, Chris Turley could never measure up to his father. Edward Turley, a combination of Bob Woodward and Ernie Pyle, was one of the last great investigative reporters and a difficult man to impress. While stuck covering press conferences and town hall meetings, Chris, his fathers legend in mind, has always dreamed of his own Pulitzer, however unlikely it seems. Then one day while hes waiting to meet a source, a giant explosion takes out half of an office building next door. Shocked into action, Chris saves five people from the burning building. His firsthand account in the next days paper makes him a hero and a celebrity. And thats not all. The sources next tip delivers a second headline-grabber of a story for Chris, and suddenly his career is looking a lot more like his dads.