: Unable to legally stop her from singing, the government uses Holiday’s struggles with heroin addiction as a pretext to arrest and discredit her. The Undercover Operation
, chief of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, views the song as politically threatening and "un-American".
The narrative explores the "central emotional battles" Holiday faced throughout her career: The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
The government launches a sting operation led by a Black federal agent, .