1950s Los Angeles: the city of angels has become the city of the angel of death. Communist witch-hunts and insanely violent killings are terrorising the community. Three men are plunged into a maelstrom of violence and d...1950s Los Angeles: the city of angels has become the city of the angel of death. Communist witch-hunts and insanely violent killings are terrorising the community. Three men are plunged into a maelstrom of violence and deceit when their lives become inextricably linked as each one confronts his own personal darkness.