Thefilmisamodern-dayfilmnoirinwhichthesardonic,ginsoakeddetectivecontendswithanoddcastofcharacterswhiletailingamysterious,middle-agedmantravelingwithaMexicanboyfromChicagotoLosAngeles.JohnRosowisaChicagogumshoewhoseskillforcrackingacaseoftencomeswithaprice;hehasapenchantforgettinginoverhishead,butheneverloseshiscool.ContactedbyinfluentiallawyerDrexlerHewittandaskedtoshadowamanwhoiscurrentlyenroutetoLosAngeleswithayoungboy,RosowcollectshiscashandinstructionsfromHewitt’sgruffassistantMissCharley,andsetsoutonhislatestassignment.UponarrivinginSantaMonica,however,Rosowiscaughtoffguardtolearnthathisobjectivehasbeenupdated.HeisnowtobringthemanbacktoNewYork.Forhisefforts,Rosowwillreceivethetidysumofahalf-a-milliondollars.
2026-06-06 05:40:53，最后更新于4月前
