While investigating the furtive world of illegal doping in sports, supervisor Bryan Fogel connects with insurgent Russian scientist Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov-- a column of his country's "anti-doping" program. Over dozens of Skype telephone calls, urine examples, and terribly administered hormonal agent injections, Fogel as well as Rodchenkov grow closer despite surprising accusations that position Rodchenkov at the facility of Russia's state-sponsored Olympic doping program.