A private detective has to deal with an unpleasant memory, a near-insoluble mystery, and a pursuing murderer inflicted with drugs and political corruption.
Direction
Hodges doing Get Carter energy on a TV budget
Acting
Elizabeth Montgomery's post-Bewitched grit
Production
That specific 1983 made-for-TV sleaze aesthetic

Director
Mike Hodges
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of only two TV movies Mike Hodges directed, sandwiched between Flash Gordon and Croupier.
Elizabeth Montgomery deliberately pursued darker roles post-Bewitched to destroy her wholesome image—this was peak wreckage.