james wood be our hardboiled detective a he navigate the dark web of a mass murderer . wood wife and child have recently leave him and and he be under investigation at the police department . he be unwilling to give up the case and and no one be go to stop him . cop display film noir disillusionment and it bleak and the dark end ( not go to be spoil it ) only add to the noir iness . in the 1980 film noirs start to come out again and begin with remake like d. o. a. and and new original like to live and die in la . in this revival and cop be a crown jewel and a wonderfully mysterious tale of man willing to risk and loose everything to find a killer . a a noir enthusiast and i highly recommend this film . it may be overact at time and and the detective may seem a little to gung ho to be believable . but and woodses excellent performance be able to hold the film together . it be a thriller from start to end and and overall a very enjoyable film . watch it and trust me .