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For many years, reporters had tried to get to the truth about Harvey Weinstein's treatment of women. Rumors of wrong doing had long circulated. But in 2017, when Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey began their investigation for the New York Times, his name was synonymous with powers. During confidential interviews with actresses, former Weinstein employees, and other sorces, disturbing allegations were unearthed, and a web of secret payouts and nondisclosure aggrements were revealed. These settlements had long been used to hide sexual harassment and abuse, but Kantor and Twohey used them to expose it. But Weinstein was not going down without a fight. When Kantor and Twohey were finally able to convince some sources to go on the record, a dramatic final showdown between Weinstein and the New York Times was set in motion. Nothing could have prepared Kantor and Twohey for what followed the publication of their story on October 5, 2017. Within days, women all over the world came forward with their own tramatic stories. Over the next twelve months, hundreds of men from every industry were outed following allegations of wrongdoing. But did too much change -- or not enough? Those questions hung in the air months later as Brett Kavanaugh was nominated to the Supreme Court, and Christine Blasey Ford testified that he had assaulted her. Kantor and Twohey, who had unique access to Ford, bring to light the odyssey that led her to come forward, the forces that came to bear on her, and what happened after she shared her allegation.
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