L.A. Noire - The Silk Stocking Murder
Genre: Crime
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast: Joe Alwyn, Brent Sexton, Brian F. O'Byrne, Jordan Gelber, Raymond Cruz, Jacob Vargas, Michael Trevino and Tom Wilson
Plot: 1947 - Cole Phelps (Joe Alwyn) is ushered into a booth at diner where his partner Det. Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) and Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne) are waiting for him. While eating his eggs, Donnelly tells the detectives that they have a new case: a poor Hispanic woman was murdered near City Hall and left lying naked in an alleyway. Phelps comments that would make the third naked murdered woman in a row. Donnelly admits that they have indeed had quite a run of them since the Dahlia fiend first struck. Galloway tells Donnelly that Phelps is politely suggesting that he thinks the Mendez case is hokey. Donnelly says that in police work, you win some and you lose some. Phelps then asks Donnelly if he's happy with the Moller case. Donnelly says he's over the moon that a pervert like Eli Rooney is behind bars. Donnelly then tells the detectives to go out and catch another sinner and leave him to finish his breakfast in peace.
When they arrive at the alley near the courthouse, the detectives find Malcolm Carruthers (Jordan Gelber) examining the body. Phelps takes a look at the body and immediately notices that she has been strangled with a rope, has a message written in red lipstick and that she is missing her wedding ring. Phelps points these out to Galloway as being similar to their other cases. Galloway scoffs at Phelps, who insists that he's good with the outcome in the Moller case since there was decent evidence, but that he's still not convinced about Mendez. Galloway says the best way to get away with a murder is to pin it on someone else and bets a month's salary that this case is merely a copycat. Looking around the body, Phelps notices a bloody white stocking. As he kneels to look at it, he notices a bloody trail leading away from the stocking. He follows the trail down the alley and to the ladder of a fire escape. Galloway points out that the other murders didn't have any trails of blood, so it must be someone else. Phelps comments that it could just be that the killer is getting more confident. Phelps climbs the ladder to the rooftop of an apartment building. On top of the roof he finds the victim's bloody wedding ring hanging from a string next to a bloody paintbrush. The victim's name is painted in blood on a wall: Antonia Maldonado.
Phelps and Galloway arrive at the Maldonado residence. They knock on the door, but nobody answers. They hear laughing and yelling behind the house and go to investigate where they find Angel Maldonado (Raymond Cruz) drinking with his brother Hipolito Maldonado (Jacob Vargas). Galloway asks them if either of them knows a woman by the name of Antonia Maldonado. Angel says that is his wife. Phelps asks him when he last saw his wife, and Angel says yesterday when she told him she would be serving him with divorce papers. Hipolito throws a beer bottle at the detectives, yelling at them to let them drink in piece. Galloway dares him to try something like that again, and Hipolito drunkenly charges at Galloway. Galloway punches Hipolito in the stomach, then in the face. Phelps tells Angel to not move a muscle, but Angel goes after Galloway. Phelps trips Angel, then kicks him in the ribs. Phelps and Galloway pull their guns and order the men to freeze or they will be shot. Phelps cuffs the Maldonado brothers while Galloway uses the phone to call for a prowl car to pick them up and take them to the station. Phelps tells Angel that his wife, Antonia, has been murdered - that's what brought them there to talk to him. Angel breaks down crying. Phelps asks where he was last night, and Angel tells him that he and his brother have been on a big drinking binge since he was informed his wife was divorcing him. Soon two uniformed officers arrive to take the brothers down to the station. Phelps and Galloway begin having a look around the residence to look for clues. Phelps knocks on the next door neighbor's door and learns that Antonia occasionally would waitress at the El Dorado Bar and would often hang around there even when she wasn't working. When Phelps gets back to the Maldonado residence, Galloway shows him a bloody shirt he found on the clothesline.
Without much of interest in the home, Galloway suggests they swing by the El Dorado since its on the way back to the station. Phelps jokes that Galloway just wants an excuse to grab a drink. When they arrive at the bar they talk to the bartender, Diego Aguilar (Michael Trevino). They ask him if he worked last night. Diego says that he and a guy from the temp agency worked the bar last night. Galloway asks if Antonia Maldonado was hanging around the bar last night. He confirms that she was there last night, drinking her sorrows away. He told her she should call a cab. Galloway asks if he saw her make such a call, and Diego tells them that he told her to use the phone at the grocery store around the corner since the one at the bar has been out of order. They get back in their car and are preparing to head to the grocery store when they get a radio call from dispatch saying that Captain Donnelly needs them back at the station urgently. Galloway says that the grocery store can wait and tells Phelps to drive them back to the station.
When Phelps and Galloway arrive at the station, they are ushered into a room with Donnelly and Malcolm Carruthers. Donnelly shows the detective a letter that was left in the back seat of a cab. The letter contains the message on the body in the Celine Henry case. Attached to the letter is a type-written poem. Carruthers wasn't sure what to make of it. Phelps recognizes it as Prometheus Unbound by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Galloway asks what the hell a poem has to do with the case, and Phelps explains that Prometheus was a Titan, a superhuman character who defied the gods to bring fire to humanity. Donnelly asks what's going on with the Maldonado case. Galloway says they have the husband in custody, but they haven't formally questioned him yet. Donnelly tells them to get to it and see if they can break him. Galloway asks Angel Maldonado about the bloody shirt. Angel says that he and his brother got into a fight last night when Hipolito was talking poorly of Antonia. Angel didn't like so they threw some punches. He says that even though Antonia wanted to divorce him, he still loved her and would never want to murder her. They go and talk to Hipolito, who backs up the story Angel gave them. Galloway and Phelps leave the interview rooms disappointed. Phelps points out that they should still go to the grocery store to see if they saw Antonia Maldonado last night.
Phelps and Galloway arrive at the grocery store and talk to man at the counter, Clem Feeney (Tom Wilson). They ask him if a young hispanic woman came by the store to use the phone last night. Feeney confirms there was such a woman last night, and says that she used the phone for a cab and then left. He says that she couldn't get a hold of a cab. He offered to drive her, but a car pulled up and she got into it. Galloway asks Feeney if they can have a look around back. Feeney asks why, and Galloway says to quench his curiosity. Feeney asks if the cops need a court order for something like that. Galloway tells Feeney to shut his trap and stay put. He then tells Phelps to take a look in the back since he doesn't like Feeney's attitude. Phelps heads to the back office where he finds a bloody scalpel and some items that appear to have belonged to the victim. Phelps comes out of the office and tells Galloway to cuff Feeney, but Feeney takes off running. Feeney starts running across the street, but he is clipped by a city bus. Feeney lays on the street, holding onto his arm in pain. Phelps and Galloway catch up to him and arrest him. After they have Feeney taken away, they go back into the store's office. Captain Donnelly arrives at the scene and tells the detectives that he has a meeting with the Mayor that afternoon and will be sure to mention their names to him.
When they arrive at the alley near the courthouse, the detectives find Malcolm Carruthers (Jordan Gelber) examining the body. Phelps takes a look at the body and immediately notices that she has been strangled with a rope, has a message written in red lipstick and that she is missing her wedding ring. Phelps points these out to Galloway as being similar to their other cases. Galloway scoffs at Phelps, who insists that he's good with the outcome in the Moller case since there was decent evidence, but that he's still not convinced about Mendez. Galloway says the best way to get away with a murder is to pin it on someone else and bets a month's salary that this case is merely a copycat. Looking around the body, Phelps notices a bloody white stocking. As he kneels to look at it, he notices a bloody trail leading away from the stocking. He follows the trail down the alley and to the ladder of a fire escape. Galloway points out that the other murders didn't have any trails of blood, so it must be someone else. Phelps comments that it could just be that the killer is getting more confident. Phelps climbs the ladder to the rooftop of an apartment building. On top of the roof he finds the victim's bloody wedding ring hanging from a string next to a bloody paintbrush. The victim's name is painted in blood on a wall: Antonia Maldonado.
Phelps and Galloway arrive at the Maldonado residence. They knock on the door, but nobody answers. They hear laughing and yelling behind the house and go to investigate where they find Angel Maldonado (Raymond Cruz) drinking with his brother Hipolito Maldonado (Jacob Vargas). Galloway asks them if either of them knows a woman by the name of Antonia Maldonado. Angel says that is his wife. Phelps asks him when he last saw his wife, and Angel says yesterday when she told him she would be serving him with divorce papers. Hipolito throws a beer bottle at the detectives, yelling at them to let them drink in piece. Galloway dares him to try something like that again, and Hipolito drunkenly charges at Galloway. Galloway punches Hipolito in the stomach, then in the face. Phelps tells Angel to not move a muscle, but Angel goes after Galloway. Phelps trips Angel, then kicks him in the ribs. Phelps and Galloway pull their guns and order the men to freeze or they will be shot. Phelps cuffs the Maldonado brothers while Galloway uses the phone to call for a prowl car to pick them up and take them to the station. Phelps tells Angel that his wife, Antonia, has been murdered - that's what brought them there to talk to him. Angel breaks down crying. Phelps asks where he was last night, and Angel tells him that he and his brother have been on a big drinking binge since he was informed his wife was divorcing him. Soon two uniformed officers arrive to take the brothers down to the station. Phelps and Galloway begin having a look around the residence to look for clues. Phelps knocks on the next door neighbor's door and learns that Antonia occasionally would waitress at the El Dorado Bar and would often hang around there even when she wasn't working. When Phelps gets back to the Maldonado residence, Galloway shows him a bloody shirt he found on the clothesline.
Without much of interest in the home, Galloway suggests they swing by the El Dorado since its on the way back to the station. Phelps jokes that Galloway just wants an excuse to grab a drink. When they arrive at the bar they talk to the bartender, Diego Aguilar (Michael Trevino). They ask him if he worked last night. Diego says that he and a guy from the temp agency worked the bar last night. Galloway asks if Antonia Maldonado was hanging around the bar last night. He confirms that she was there last night, drinking her sorrows away. He told her she should call a cab. Galloway asks if he saw her make such a call, and Diego tells them that he told her to use the phone at the grocery store around the corner since the one at the bar has been out of order. They get back in their car and are preparing to head to the grocery store when they get a radio call from dispatch saying that Captain Donnelly needs them back at the station urgently. Galloway says that the grocery store can wait and tells Phelps to drive them back to the station.
When Phelps and Galloway arrive at the station, they are ushered into a room with Donnelly and Malcolm Carruthers. Donnelly shows the detective a letter that was left in the back seat of a cab. The letter contains the message on the body in the Celine Henry case. Attached to the letter is a type-written poem. Carruthers wasn't sure what to make of it. Phelps recognizes it as Prometheus Unbound by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Galloway asks what the hell a poem has to do with the case, and Phelps explains that Prometheus was a Titan, a superhuman character who defied the gods to bring fire to humanity. Donnelly asks what's going on with the Maldonado case. Galloway says they have the husband in custody, but they haven't formally questioned him yet. Donnelly tells them to get to it and see if they can break him. Galloway asks Angel Maldonado about the bloody shirt. Angel says that he and his brother got into a fight last night when Hipolito was talking poorly of Antonia. Angel didn't like so they threw some punches. He says that even though Antonia wanted to divorce him, he still loved her and would never want to murder her. They go and talk to Hipolito, who backs up the story Angel gave them. Galloway and Phelps leave the interview rooms disappointed. Phelps points out that they should still go to the grocery store to see if they saw Antonia Maldonado last night.
Phelps and Galloway arrive at the grocery store and talk to man at the counter, Clem Feeney (Tom Wilson). They ask him if a young hispanic woman came by the store to use the phone last night. Feeney confirms there was such a woman last night, and says that she used the phone for a cab and then left. He says that she couldn't get a hold of a cab. He offered to drive her, but a car pulled up and she got into it. Galloway asks Feeney if they can have a look around back. Feeney asks why, and Galloway says to quench his curiosity. Feeney asks if the cops need a court order for something like that. Galloway tells Feeney to shut his trap and stay put. He then tells Phelps to take a look in the back since he doesn't like Feeney's attitude. Phelps heads to the back office where he finds a bloody scalpel and some items that appear to have belonged to the victim. Phelps comes out of the office and tells Galloway to cuff Feeney, but Feeney takes off running. Feeney starts running across the street, but he is clipped by a city bus. Feeney lays on the street, holding onto his arm in pain. Phelps and Galloway catch up to him and arrest him. After they have Feeney taken away, they go back into the store's office. Captain Donnelly arrives at the scene and tells the detectives that he has a meeting with the Mayor that afternoon and will be sure to mention their names to him.
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