Tapestry of Passion (1976)
Gênero : Crime
Runtime : 1H 17M
Director : Alan Colberg
Sinopse
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.
Nos últimos dias de 1999 em Los Angeles, um ex-tira negocia com CDs contendo informações sobre emoções e memórias de outras pessoas. Desta maneira, um homem casado vai para cama com outra mulher e não é infiel. No entanto, quando um disco que contém informações gravadas por uma prostituta assassinada que testemunhou um crime vai parar nas mãos deste ex-policial sua vida corre perigo, pois se o conteúdo for revelado uma reação popular inimaginável pode acontecer na cidade.
Quando Jennifer Downing (Renée Coleman), a filha do magnata P.J. Downing (Barry Corbin), é sequestrada, o pai está disposto em fazer tudo para ter sua filha de volta. Um amigo, Eliot Draisen (Jeffrey Jones), diz que a única pessoa que poderá ajudá-lo é Harry Crumb (John Candy), o último descendente de uma família de grandes detetives. Acontece que Harry é um profissional decadente, que sempre faz muitas trapalhadas ao tentar resolver os casos. Desta vez talvez as coisas sejam um pouco diferentes, pois Nikki Downing (Shawnee Smith), a irmã de Jennifer, quer ajudá-lo nas investigações.
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