Joseph Petruccio Sr.

Albany, New York, Halloween, 1938. Francis Phelan and Helen Archer are bums, back in their birth city. She was a singer on the radio, he a major league pitcher. Death surrounds them: she's sick, a pal has cancer, he digs graves at the cemetery and visits the grave of his infant son whom he dropped; visions of his past haunt him, including ghosts of two men he killed. That night, out drinking, Helen tries to sing at a bar. Next day, Fran visits his wife and children and meets a grandson. He could stay, but decides it's not for him. Helen gets their things out of storage and finds a hotel. Amidst their mistakes and dereliction, the film explores their code of fairness and loyalty.

謎の人物からの依頼で、失踪した人気歌手の行方を追うブルックリンの私立探偵。だが、彼の行く先々では奇怪な殺人が続発、事件の全貌を知ろうとした探偵を待っていたものは思いもかけない真実だった……。ヒョーツバーグの原作を、A・パーカーがいつもながらのスタイリッシュな映像美で映画化したオカルト・ミステリー。