In the aftermath of World War II, a Los Angeles cop is brutally murdered in the dead of night. With no leads to follow, the police chief tasks Sgts. Jones and Brennan with tracking down the killer and bringing them to justice. The investigation focuses on small-time criminals, including Paul Reeves, in the hopes that he will lead them to the larger perpetrator responsible for the officer's senseless killing.
He Walked by Night
A gritty film-noir thriller, presented in a semi-documentary format, tracks a determined police investigation to apprehend a cunning criminal who commits a deadly act of violence against an officer.