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In post war America where gangsters and crime rule the streets with an iron fist, former soldier Luca Valiant returns home from war a broken man. Haunted by his actions in duty, he applies to the Los Angeles Police department, quickly rising through the ranks as detective.
He has everything a man should ask for: a solid career, a beautiful wife and respect in the community. However he is burdened by his past. A former soldier who fought in World War Two, Luca returned home a wounded man. Woken most nights by night terrors he knows he must keep working to stem the nightmares.
With partner Duke Williams by his side, Luca uncovers a world of drug use, money, sex and corruption. When his wife Sally is murdered by Hollywood's crime lord Don Pascoe, Luca must push his demons aside to crack the case before it consumes him.
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