Starring John Savage, James Woods

Los Angeles, March 1963. Based on the true story of the murder of a Los Angeles policeman, this powerful dramatisation of Joseph Wambaugh's novel details the brutal killing and its aftermath with documentary-like precision. When two young policemen become suspicious of a cruising car they attempt to arrest the occupants - only to find themselves victims of a hijack. In a deserted field, one of the cops is murdered and the other narrowly escapes.
What subsequently happened is one of the most bizarre stories in the Los Angeles police file.
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