剧情：NewYorkCitypolicedetectiveJoeLelandiscalledtothehomeofamurdervictimwhohasbeenbeatentodeath,headcrushed,andhashadhispenisremoved.Puzzledanddisgusted,thepoliceoncallareleftbemused,andLelandholdsthingstogetherwithhisdirect,no-nonsenseapproach. Fewleadsarefound,otherthanthefactthatahousemateofthevictimremainsconspicuou... (展开全部) NewYorkCitypolicedetectiveJoeLelandiscalledtothehomeofamurdervictimwhohasbeenbeatentodeath,headcrushed,andhashadhispenisremoved.Puzzledanddisgusted,thepoliceoncallareleftbemused,andLelandholdsthingstogetherwithhisdirect,no-nonsenseapproach. Fewleadsarefound,otherthanthefactthatahousemateofthevictimremainsconspicuou... NewYorkCitypolicedetectiveJoeLelandiscalledtothehomeofamurdervictimwhohasbeenbeatentodeath,headcrushed,andhashadhispenisremoved.Puzzledanddisgusted,thepoliceoncallareleftbemused,andLelandholdsthingstogetherwithhisdirect,no-nonsenseapproach. Fewleadsarefound,otherthanthefactthatahousemateofthevictimremainsconspicuousbyhisabsence.Allthewhilenotionsaboutthevictim'ssexualityandpersonalinterestswarptheidealsoftheofficersassignedtothetask.LelandtriestoremainfocusedonthecasewhiledealingwiththebreakdownofhismarriagetowifeKaren. Eventually,thevictim'shousemateisidentifiedasFelixTesla,andheissoontrackeddownbyLelandandanotherdetective.LelandmakesapsychologicallydisturbedTeslacrackandcoaxesaconfessionoutofhim.Thisresultsinextensivepublicity,apromotionforLeland,andtheelectricchairforTesla,whichdistressesLelandbecauseitiscleartohimthatTeslaisinsane. Joe(FrankSinatra)andKaren(LeeRemick)watchingaNewYorkGiantsv.GreenBayPackersgameatYankeeStadium.ThesceneinvolvedKaren'smarriageproposaltoJoeandwaspartofaflashback. Later,acrosstown,amankillshimselfbyjumpingfromtherooftopoftheGardenStateParkRacetrackgrandstand.Thecasegoesunnoticeduntilthemuch-youngerwifeofthedeadman,NormaMacIver,comestoLeland'sofficeandaskshimtolookintoit,believingsomethingfarmorecomplexisinvolved. LelandandpartnerDaveSchoensteinfollowleads.Apsychiatrist,Dr.Roberts,clearlyknowsmoreaboutthedeadman,ColinMacIver,thanheiswillingtoreveal.ThetherapistalsoisfamiliarwithKarenLeland,whoseinfidelityisputtingagreatstrainonthedetective'shomelifeanddistractinghimfromhiswork. Lelandsoonlearnsthatcertainpowerfulinterestsinthecitydonotwanthimtoaskquestionsabouttheirschemetoinflatethevalueofrealestate.LelanddiscoversMacIverisatthecenterofthescheme.Theincorruptibledetectivepresseson,atrisktohiscareerandlife,ashediscoversaluridrelationshipbetweentheman'ssuicideandthepreviousmurder.MacIverhadmetthevictimaftergoingtoagayclubto"get[homosexuality]outofmysystem."MacIverthenproceededtomurderhimfollowingthevictim'sremarksaboutbeingabletorecognizeMacIverasahomosexual. MacIvermadeatapedconfessiontoDr.Robertsinwhichhealsoexplainsthatheusedthedoctor'snameasafrontinhisrealestatescheme.RobertsinsiststhatLelandkeepMacIver'sconfessionsecrettopreservethedetective'sprofessionalreputationaswellasthepowerfulinterestswhodonotwanttheircrimesexposed.ThefilmendsafterLelandhasrevealedthetruthandishappytoletthechipsfallwheretheymay,havingunburdenedhimselfofhisguiltoverTesla'swrongfulexecution.