Golden: how Rod Blagojevich talked himself out of the governor's office and into prison

Prologue: A legacy of corruption

Part I: The young Rod Blagojevich. Our kind of guy ; Leaving Cragin ; A tap on the shoulder

Part II: A public rise. Congressman Blagojevich ; A run for governor ; Victory

Part III: The governor. Taking the reins ; A scattered leader ; Pay to play ; The pope and the rabbi

Part IV: A Federal probe. "Public Official A" ; Stuart the Bizarre ; Endgame ; "I've got this thing..."

Part V: The trials. Arrested ; His day in court ; A second trial ; "My words"

Epilogue: A time of reckoning

Afterword.