Everyone knows Sue，the majestic Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton that is the pride of Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History. Less known is the bizarre seven-year tale of intrigue，perfidy，double-dealing，and government intervention that resulted IN the dinosaur-hunting discoverers，members of South Dakota’s Black Hills Institute，being divested of their find，cheated of recognition，and even sent to prison. Assembly of the gigantic fossil is something of a metaphor for filmmaker Miller’s meticulous reconstruction of a story that includes home movie footage of Sue’s discovery and recovery，her 1992 kidnapping by heavily armed FBI agents，a rip-roaring courtroom drama asher ownership falls into dispute，and her eventual sale at auction for a heart-stopping sum.