私家侦探杰克受一位房地产开发商杰克鲍曼的委托,调查他的妻子与饱曼的事业合伙人通奸的事实与见证。不料饱曼的妻子与合伙人正在旅馆开房间时,鲍曼冲了进去,枪杀了合伙人。而合伙人的妻子则控诉这是鲍曼的一项阴谋,是蓄意的谋杀,鲍曼为的是想吞并整个产业···
Jake Gittes:
Get on your knees, put your ass in the air and don't move until I say to.
Jake Berman:
You know something, Jake, you might think you know what's going on around here but... you don't.
Jake Gittes:
You can't trust a guy who's never lost anything.
Jake Gittes: