The Man: the puzzle of Jim Bakker, the enigmatic youngest son of a machinist – he rose from college dropout to the enthusiastic host of the "700 Club" for Pat Robertson, and finally to president of the ill-fated PTL ministry. The Money: Bakker's "Lifetime Partnerships" became a $160 million engine that propelled his ministry into national prominence. Simultaneously, his moral and management failures veered PTL toward financial collapse, setting the stage for indictment and criminal trial. The Faithful: Hundreds of thousands of trusting, charismatic, and Pentecostal Christians found in Bakker, PTL, and Heritage USA a hero fo their own, a church in their living room, and a loving community of like-minded believers. Bakker's Lieutenants: The Pentecostal bishop for whom the ends justified the means; the effeminate one-time piano player who wielded Bakker's proxy; and the succession of idealists who tried to keep Bakker's ministry on a righteous course. The Press: The Charlotte Observer's exclusive behind-the-scenes pursuit of the Jessica Hahn payoff and PTL's efforts to keep its cover-up from unraveling.