With Bogart in the drivers seat, the ride is guaranteed to be anything but smooth.
Soon, the truth surfaces; it turns out that Johnny was accused of killing a rich nightclub owner.
Theres only one hitch there nothing about the case makes sense.
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Thats where Lizabeth Scotts Coral Chandler hits the scene.
Shes the kind offemme fatalewho can sell a lie like its gospel.
Her performance as the grieving widow fooled everyone except Rip, of course.
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Nevertheless, hes not as wise as he thinks.
Noir has this uncanny ability to make smart men look foolish, andDead Reckoningis no exception.
While Rip follows the clues and asks the right questions, he stillwalks into every traplaid out for him.
By the time he figures out who the evil mastermind is, hes already in too deep.
But then again, like any great noir fall guy, he doesnt go down easy.
Considering all this, Captain Rip Murdock doesnt stand a chance.
The poor guy is taking on an entiresystem of deceptionthat ensures the truth remains far out of reach.
More specifically, the biggest trap of all is the actual cover-up surrounding Johnnys disappearance.
Rip assumes hes chasing a living man, but Johnny is practically a goner.
The closer he gets tosolving the case, the murkier the story gets.
Were talking about involvement from police, gangsters, and high-society elites whove all gotten their hands dirty.
Its all mystery, mayhem, and Martin.
Perhaps the mostdevastating of the betrayalscomes from Coral Chandler, who initially tells Rip what he wants to hear.
She makes it look like shes an innocent party simply caught in a bad situation.
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