The Detective
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In 1987 Detroit, Detective Jack Rourke and his partner Lisa Calder chase a brutal killer stalking the city's back alleys. Each victim is marked with surgical precision, leaving behind a signature too deliberate to ignore.
What starts as a gritty investigation turns into a descent through memory, guilt, and identity. Beneath the city's rain-slicked lights, truth becomes something slippery-
By the time the final case closes, the city is thrown into chaos with shocking truths & revelations.
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