The murky history of secret societies, examining heir origins and their intent, assessing whether they intended to pull the levers of power or aim to destroy those in charge. The Knights Templar owned vast swathes of land, commanded fleets, and lent money to kings. This documentary seeks to separate the facts from the fiction.

Skull and Bones, also known as The Order, Order 322 or The Brotherhood of Death, is an undergraduate senior secret student society at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. It is a pinnacle of the elite, and its members have become presidents, Supreme Court justices and heads of industry. To be `tapped" is to be welcomed into a line of power brokers with the promise of life-long opportunities.