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A serial killer plays a game of 'catch me if you can' with a detective.

During a chase, the detective has a heart attack and is forced to retire in need of a heart transplant.

Missing the game, the killer finds a woman with the detective's blood type and murders her so the detective can have her heart.

Some time later, the retired detective is approached by the sister of the woman who's heart he received. She wants him to find her sister's killer. Feeling obligated, he agrees to help her.

During his investigation, the ex-detective discovers that the woman's killer is the same man that he tried to catch before and he learns why he killed her.

After the pieces begin falling into place, the detective discovers that the killer is actually his neighbor who's been helping him with the case.


Plot & Themes
How difficult to spot villain? - Moderately Challenging
Time/Era of Movie:
Murder Mystery? Yes
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60%
Special suspect? - best friend
Kind of mystery? - hard boiled/private eye
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 %

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 60's-90's
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Ethnicity/Nationality - Hispanic/Latinic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Water? Yes
City? Yes
City: - Los Angeles

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately messy visuals of dead
Kind of violence: -
Any profanity? - Occasional swearing
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