Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
A con man seeks lonely women pretending to be "mister right" and seduces them, stealing their hearts and their assets. He finally meets his match when he rips off a savvy single mother and finds out the true meaning of a woman scorned.
