Ted Kennedy's life and political career become derailed in the aftermath of a fatal car accident in 1969 that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.

Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.

While researching an ordinary real estate transaction, title examiner Leah Farrell uncovers the mystery of a missing woman. When she is threatened by hoods for snooping around, she turns for help to Assistant District Attorney Paul Shaughnessy. As Paul tries to protect Leah from danger that looms from all sides, romance blooms.

Silent Rain in the Ninth is an honest character study illustrating the essential nature of an addicted horserace gambler in one of his days at the track...