Shelley Winters as a hardboiled P.I.? The 70s truly gave us everything.
Rose Winters, a private detective out of Los Angeles, teams with Ed Mills, a somewhat inexperienced young detective, to find out who is blackmailing a wealthy contractor.
Acting
Winters devouring scenes like she knows this is her shot
Production
Pristine 1974 Los Angeles time capsule aesthetic
Director
Paul Krasny
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was ABC's attempt to ride the wave of 'The Rockford Files' and 'Cannon' with a female lead — networks tried this exact formula at least six times in the 70s.
Joan Van Ark appears here two years before 'Knots Landing' made her famous — she's playing the femme fatale archetype she'd later subvert on primetime soaps.
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