The story of Joe Luter and Smithfield Foods -- Cheap labor built on a legacy of slavery -- Lots of pigs, lots of poop, lots of politics, lots of pollution -- The plant opens; the work is beastly -- The first union vote, the NLRB investigates -- Environment and immigrations; North Carolina is forever altered -- The company woman; climbing the ladder has its costs -- The second union vote, more firings -- The trial; a surprise witness -- The judge rules -- On the road with union organizers -- The corporate campaign; basic human rights -- Pressure mounts on Harris Teeter and Paula Deen -- Latino workers walk off the job; ICE raids cause flight -- Stockholders salvo; secret talks; stalemate -- RICO shocks; both sides flinch.