![]() ![]() The story line, which generates both suspense and steam, takes a grim turn when a major character is bludgeoned to death, then a disappointing one with a deus-ex-machina climax that undermines narrative credibility. Snooping down various leads, the reporters uncover a shady real-estate development and an orgy masquerading as a political benefit, as well as a string of crooked cops and scared streetwalkers. ![]() ![]() A seeming break for the Post comes when two of its reporters, the down-and-out Gideon McCarthy and Prentice ``News'' LaFontaine, stumble onto the biggest story of their careers: the discovery of the body of a high-priced prostitute in the desert shortly after she has testified at a grand jury looking into police corruption. In an unnamed California city that resembles San Diego, two newspapers, the Post and the Beacon, are duking it out for survival. ![]()
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