It is 1929 in Los Angeles when Officer Mathieu answers a domestic disturbance call at night in a poor black neighborhood. When no one answers the unlocked door, he enters to find a beautiful, white woman lying naked on the floor, the victim of two fatal gunshot wounds. Soon after, the officer makes a shocking discovery. The woman is the personal secretary to the most powerful man in Los Angeles.

The police immediately suspect the black musician who owns the house. But when the woman’s past exposes surprising revelations, Officer Mathieu suspects that the rich and powerful are involved. As he struggles to solve the case, only time will tell if truth or power will win out.

In this thrilling tale, a Los Angeles detective must attempt to solve a complex case after a young, white woman is found murdered in a black musician’s house in 1929.

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