Tapestry of Passion (1976)
Genre : Crime
Runtime : 1H 17M
Director : Alan Colberg
Synopsis
Private detective Johnny Wadd is hired by Jean Osborne to investigate the murder of her brother Tom. Johnny soon discovers that the culprit is a woman calling herself the Black Widow who operates an underground S & M club. Infiltrating the club, Johnny sets a trap for the evil dominatrix just in time for the police to arrive.
In the last days of 1999, ex-cop turned street hustler Lenny Nero receives a disc which contains the memories of the murder of a prostitute. With the help of bodyguard Mace, he starts to investigate and is pulled deeper and deeper in a whirl of murder, blackmail and intrigue. Can the pair live to see the new millennium?
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