A revisit of the 1950s classic that inspired Orson Welles's film Touch of Evil Assistant District Attorney Mitch Holt suspects the wrong people have been arrested in the murder of Rudy Linneker. But if it wasn't Linneker's daughter and her fiance, who was it? And why do two of the city's most decorated and beloved cops look like they're not shooting straight? If they've planted evidence in this case, what else are they guilty of in the past?
There was no one he trusted, not even the police. And, ironically, he learned that police did not trust him. Here is a taut, compelling mystery, set against the fascinating background of show business.
. . . Recommended." --Film Study "This is a welcome addition to the growing collection of scripts of film classics, one to put on the shelf next to Welles's Citizen Kane. . . . Recommended.
viewers of Touch of Evil invest themselves in a dark sketch of the complexities of moral action and the limitations of our abilities to make choices free from ethical ramifications and consequences. In the film, the wrong people are ...
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