The plot of the series "Emperor of Ocean Park" unfolds in the world of politics, academic circles of Ivy League, and the beaches of Martha's Vineyard. The story revolves around Talcott Garland, a law professor whose peaceful life is shattered when his father, Judge Oliver Garland, dies of a heart attack. Talcott's sister, Mariah, a former journalist, suspects that their father's death was not accidental. After all, the African-American man was about to run for the Supreme Court.