Chapter 1883: 1883 Intertwined Clues
The opening is only half an hour, and the huge amount of information is overwhelming. The movie hardly gives the audience much breathing space, and trivial clues are thrown out one by one. The seemingly unconnected small events seem a bit scattered. But Nicholas felt vaguely that it seemed that all these events could be connected in series—only one important key point was needed. This sense of suspense that advances layer by layer, as Hugo said, is not as entertaining and attractive as the "Seven Deadly Sins", but it is more thick, showing Los Angeles in the 1950s bit by bit, real and profound.
Nicholas felt that if the "Seven Deadly Sins" is to see the big from the small, using a serial murderer to reveal the face of the whole society; Outlined accurately. This movie is definitely worth savoring!
But now Nicholas doesn't have much time to calm down and think, because there are too many clues and too fast, he can only follow the camera and continue to advance, immersing all his thoughts in the movie.
Ed, who was squeezed out by the entire police station, stood alone in the Criminal Bureau. In the early hours of the morning, he received a report of a murder case. This was only his first day in office, and he received a major case. You can become famous, which made Ed look anxious and excited, and rushed to the scene immediately.
A bloody shooting at a night owl coffee shop, with one dead person at the counter, chaos in the coffee shop, and five dead people in the restroom, is a big case. More importantly, among the dead is Stance, who was ordered to resign today.
Dudley arrived on the scene trying to take over the situation, but Ed was unwilling to let go, insisting that it was his call and he had to deal with the situation. In desperation, Dudley made Ed his deputy. So the reporter took photos of Dudley and Ed at the same time. Since Ed was shorter than Dudley, he raised his chin high, took off his glasses, and made a professional posture with a serious attitude. This simple little action made Nicholas couldn't help but smile. It is Hugo's ability to perform.
Bud rushed to the mortuary, saw Stance, and couldn't suppress his sorrow. Ed, who was in charge of the case, seemed a little gloating, but he still told Bud what he knew. Later, Bud discovered that one of the six dead women was the Susan he met on Christmas Eve—the woman with gauze on her nose sitting in the car, but at this time Susan had undergone plastic surgery, so Even her mother couldn't recognize her, she was made to look like the actress Litai Haihua.
Meanwhile, Dudley sees a breakthrough in the case when three black teenagers are seen by witnesses near the Night Owl Cafe at the same time, and Stance is a regular here, just at the wrong time. in the wrong place.
After learning that Dudley and Ed were in charge of the case, Bud didn't tell Ed the details he knew, and he decided to go it alone. So he went to the store where he bought wine, asked the boss for the address, and successfully found Pierce. Pierce admitted he did. call. Girl business, specially line up girls who look like stars, let them imitate Hollywood stars to attract celebrities. Lynn is Veronica Lake and Susan is Rita Howard.
So Bud immediately went to Lynn's home to understand the situation, where he met the congressman. Bud was very sympathetic to Lynn's situation, but he didn't know any substantive progress. Bud is irresistibly attracted by Lynn, and Lynn also responds, but Bud has been trying to suppress this mixed emotion, and finally has to run away.
On the other hand, the police station got the list of suspects, and everyone launched investigations one after another. Jack said that he could find some information through his contacts, but no one was willing to follow up on Jack's clues, because the last time Jack got into trouble because of this. trouble. However, Ed, who was eager to solve the case, chose to partner with Jack.
Surprisingly, Ed and Jack had a tacit understanding as partners, and the two quickly locked the three black men. When they found the residence, they found that two colleagues had already arrived at the scene. They found the murder weapon and Jack in the garage. Cash, so a group of four broke into the house. While trying to arrest the suspect, one of the policemen broke into the house. Fortunately, Ed found out in time to avoid killing the suspect, and finally succeeded in bringing all four suspects back to the police station.
Ed, Bud, and Jack got together, and Dudley got the inspection report, confirming that the murder weapon found in the car by the two police colleagues was consistent with the bullet found at the scene of the Night Owl Cafe. This also shows that they are the murderers, and what is needed now is their confession.
Ed went into battle himself, and he knew that this was an opportunity, not only an opportunity to prove himself to other colleagues, but also an opportunity to show his abilities to the officers. Ed has outstanding abilities, and he quickly obtained a confession through superb interrogation skills. They admitted drug trafficking. Commodities, possession of firearms, but they do not admit that they have killed people.
While pressuring one of the suspects, Louis, Ed found a loophole in the collapsed Louis' confession, and then discovered the fact that this group of blacks wanted to get Louis out of the way. As a man, he captured a girl, tied him up at home and tried to force King Louis to bow, but the girl resisted fiercely, they beat the girl violently, and then fled - but Ed wanted to ask if they were from the Night Owl Cafe While abducting the girl, Bud impulsively interrupts the inquiry.
Bud, who couldn't stand a man beating a woman, rushed into the interrogation room frantically, lost control completely, and almost killed the suspect. At the last moment, Bud asked where the girl was kidnapped. He rushed into the house alone ahead of all his colleagues, killed the guard who had no intention of resisting, and faked the scene so that people thought he was in the house. The other party counterattacked when he took the initiative to shoot, and finally successfully dealt with the girl.
Bud firmly believes that his actions are just, but Ed thinks that Bud has ruined the last clue. Agitated, he and Bud had a conflict. Beat Ed hard.
The suspect managed to escape from prison in the police detention center, but the rescued girl was still unable to speak due to coma. Ed guessed from the suspect's confession records that they were going to take drugs. He hoped that Jack would go with him, but Jack was not there, so the two colleagues he met at the suspect's house went with Ed.
They successfully entered the safe house and found all the suspects. When everyone had surrendered, their colleague shot and killed Louis, and then the scene fell into a gun battle. He was so brave that he killed all the suspects on the spot.
Looking at Ed's face covered in blood, Nicholas burst out laughing. In such a fast, tense, and compact plot, Ed's sense of presence is too strong. For a while, he forgot to wear glasses when catching the suspect. A horrified expression; a moment after shooting a shot full of astonishment and bewilderment; a moment pretending to be profound and putting on a zombie face; Ed, who is annoying, but unknowingly softened, and more importantly, Nicholas felt that this character was extremely real, even Kevin Spacey did not achieve the height - in a limited space and Gives characters new vitality over time.
In the absence of a major turning point in the story, Nicholas discovered that Ed, played by Hugo, had changed his bad first impression little by little—of course, Ed was still the one who did everything he could to get promoted. sinister guy. But Nicholas found that when he saw Ed's bewildered expression, the corners of his mouth were slightly curved. Nicholas turned his head to look at the other audience around him, and found that everyone's expressions were so similar.
Ed successfully solved the night owl case, and the police awarded him the Warrior Medal. It seems that everything is back on track, Ed was promoted, Jack returned to the "Police Elite" crew, and Bud became Dudley's most capable assistant, gradually eradicating the terrorist forces in Los Angeles. But Nicholas always felt that he had missed some clues. Although the case had been declared resolved, he didn't have that sense of stability. On the contrary, amidst the melodious jazz, there seemed to be a bigger conflict brewing vaguely.
Nicholas touched his lips anxiously, because he found that "LA Confidential" is definitely a movie worth watching three or four times. Every clue, every detail, and every character are worthy of careful attention. Savor it carefully. He regretted it a little now - he didn't seem to be looking carefully enough just now, even though he had already concentrated on it. This long-lost sense of tension made Nicholas a little excited, eagerly looking forward to the follow-up development of the movie.
The violent work day and night made Bud extremely tired. He found Lynn again, and the two fragile souls hugged each other tightly and depended on each other. The two even started dating like normal couples, watching movies together, having dinner together, and chatting together. This blissful time made both of them very happy.
Lynn really opened up to Bud. She has always hoped to return to her hometown and live a quiet and ordinary life. Her lonely soul is always longing for stability.
And Bud also mentioned the terrible memories of his childhood. His father kept beating his mother and finally killed his mother directly. He was tied to the radiator and witnessed all this with his own eyes, so Bud is right. Men who beat women hate it. And recently Bud has also been bored with work, because he feels that he is not a policeman. He hopes to join the homicide squad and become a real detective. He knows that Ed killed the wrong person, and the murderer who actually killed Stance is still at large. He knows that there is something wrong with the Night Owl Cafe, but he But I can't figure out the key to it.
Lynn comforts Bud with a warm embrace, and the two broken souls are tightly attached to each other.
The rare moments of warmth in the movie made many viewers smile, but such smiles only lasted for a while, because the iceberg of conspiracy is gradually revealing its true colors.