Based on the sensational 1980s media event, famed cardiologist Herman Tarnower meets a particularly brutal end at the hands of his jilted lover, Jean Harris.

In this comedy thriller, a prospective series pilot, Larry Hagman plays a disinherited socialite and high roller who, with the aid of a comely con artist and his sarcastic butler, helps the feds bring down an arms merchant.

In this anachronistic homage to the classic film noir genre, vintage mobsters roam the modern day streets with tommy guns, federal agents are relentless and a pretty dame flirts with danger for the sake of a flashy lifestyle. All set against a score of jazzy tunes and brass numbers.