侦探故事的剧情介绍,吉姆(柯克·道格拉斯 Kirk Douglas 饰)是一位刑警,他嫉恶如仇,以铲除罪恶为己任。某日,在审讯名为西乃达(乔治·麦克雷迪 George Macready 饰)的嫌疑犯时,吉姆没有忍住怒火动了粗,他因为此行为得到了西乃达律师的警告,却也得知了一个充满了犯罪气息的名字——汤姆(杰拉德·摩尔 Gerald Mohr 饰)。 <br /> 循着西乃达的律师的指点,汤姆找到了自己的妻子玛丽(埃琳诺·帕克 Eleanor Parker 饰),向她询问汤姆的踪迹。让吉姆感到震惊的是,玛丽不仅曾经和汤姆有过一段恋情,甚至还怀过汤姆的孩子。这件事情让吉姆陷入了苦恼和困惑之中,妻子隐秘的情史令他不知道该不该继续追查下去。
Jim McLeod is a hard-nosed and cynical detective. He believes in a strict interpretation of the law and doesn't believe in turning the other cheek. The current object of his zealousness is Karl Schneider, an abortionist responsible for the death of several young women. Schneider's lawyer tells the precinct lieutenant that McLeod has his own personal reasons for going after his client. It turns out that his wife was a patient before they met, although Jim knew nothing of it. His world suddenly turned upside down, McLeod is too late in re-evaluating his priorities.
法律之外,亦有人情。《侦探故事》:罪恶的公式。