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Sergeant (Glenn Ford), a straight-arrow homicide detective, initially accepted the widow’s story: Tom was ill and depressed. But a tip from Lucy Chapman, Tom's mistress, changed everything. She claimed Tom was healthy and about to divorce his wife, Bertha. When Lucy was found strangled and tortured shortly after, Bannion knew the rot went deep—straight to the office of mob boss Mike Lagana . The Price of Integrity

In the rain-slicked city of Kenport, an "open-and-shut" suicide became the catalyst for a war that would consume everyone in its path. It began with a single gunshot at 3:00 AM as Officer Tom Duncan ended his life, leaving behind a letter that could shatter the city’s foundations. The Unraveling Lie The Big Heat