LOS ANGELES, IN 1958 IS A CITY ON THE MAKE. IT IS A BOOM TOWN AT THE EDGE OF A NEW ERA RIPE FOR PLUNDER. LIEUTENANT DAVE KLEIN IS IN TURN A LAWYER, BAGMAN, SLUM LANDLORD, MOB KILLER. HE STANDS AT THE CENTRE OF A COMPLEX WEB OF PLOTS, WHERE VIOLENCE AND DEATH INTERSECT.