The straight arrow. An ambitious, "by-the-book" detective willing to alienate his peers to climb the ladder.
is widely regarded as one of the greatest neo-noirs ever made, a sprawling tale of corruption, celebrity, and violence in 1950s Los Angeles. Directed by Curtis Hanson , this adaptation of James Ellroy's "unadaptable" novel stripped back a labyrinthine plot to focus on three vastly different detectives navigating a city of "Hush-Hush" secrets. The Story: Off the Record and On the QT
A volatile enforcer with a violent streak toward women-abusers and a hidden vulnerability.