L.A. Noire - Quarter Moon
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, Christopher Abbott and Chris Zylka
Plot: 1945 - During the war, Cole Phelps (Joe Alwyn) and his platoon are trapped on a bridge, being pinned down by enemy fire from the Japanese soldiers on the river banks. Phelps is frozen, unsure of what to have his men do. One of his men, Ira Hogeboom (Chris Zylka), yells that Phelps needs to make a decision to get them out of this situation. Jack Kelso (Christopher Abbott) and his platoon suddenly appear and provide cover fire so that Phelps and his men can make their way off the bridge. Phelps is surprised to see Kelso out on the battle field, but begrudgingly accepts the help of Kelso and his platoon.
1947 - Phelps and Det. Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) arrive for a meeting with Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne) and Malcolm Carruthers (Jordan Gelber). Donnelly commends the Phelps and Galloway on their solid detective work on the Evelyn Summers case, but informs them that he has news: The Examiner received a new letter today. Phelps asks to take a look at it, and he quickly recognizes yet another Shelley excerpt. Phelps says that if the letter is indeed from the Dahlia killer then he same person also had to have killed Theresa Taraldsen as well. Carruthers says that he agrees with this theory. Donnelly says that if the Dahlia is responsible for Taraldsen and Moller, then he unfortunately very well may be behind the other murders as well, naming Celine Henry, Antonia Maldonado and the recent Evelyn Summers murder. Galloway interjects that he and Phelps did solid detective work on those cases. Donnelly continues saying that there's no way the department could survive the scandal if they had to let all five of the men they put behind bars go free, especially if they cannot find the fiend actually responsible. He says the careers of everyone in the room would likely be at an end. While Donnelly is talking, Phelps is taking another look at the letter. Phelps then states that the murderer is clearly taunting them all. Phelps and Carruthers start looking at the excerpt from the poem and wonder aloud whether the killer could be using the poem in a literal sense, with the line "Within a fountain in a public square" catching their eye. Galloway is puzzled, but then Phelps says that they should check out the fountain at Pershing Square. As the detectives leave, Carruthers and Donnelly urge them to be careful playing the killer's warped game.
While they drive toward the square, Phelps says that he had a hunch all along that the cases were all connected. Galloway tells Phelps that now is not the time to brag. They have to catch the guy before he has the chance to kill again. When they arrive at Pershing Square, Phelps gets out of the car and steps into the fountain and reaches up onto the statue in the middle of the fountain. He finds an envelope. Inside the envelope are the Social Security card of Elizabeth Short aka the Black Dahlia and another poem excerpt. Phelps asks Galloway if he has a city map to help decipher the latest excerpt. Galloway grabs a map out of the glove box of the car and opens it up on the hood. He looks intently at the map while repeating a line in the poem about a cave overgrown with plant-life. Phelps asks Galloway if that rings a bell for him. Galloway says there aren't a lot of caves in Los Angeles, but the glass skylight at the Hall of Records shows a cave surrounded by plants and a waterfall chandelier hangs from the ceiling in the lobby. Phelps says that must be the place.
When Phelps and Galloway arrive at the Hall of Records, Phelps notices the chandelier and the skylight and says that it certainly fits the excerpt. They ask the security guard how to get to the top of the chandelier, and he tells them there's an access panel in the maintenance room on the top floor. Phelps manages to get to the top of the chandelier where he finds Deidre Moller's watch as well as the next excerpt of the poem. Phelps believes that the latest excerpt is referring to the tower atop the LA Public Library. The tower is currently under construction, so Phelps makes his way up the scaffolding to the top where he finds a pendant that matches one Antonia Maldonado was wearing in her wedding picture, as well as yet another excerpt from the poem. Back on the ground, Galloway refers to the killer as one sick puppy that they now have his trophies from three murders already, and who knows how many more clues he's going to string them along with. Galloway says that Phelps better be able to figure this next clue out too. The final words of the excerpt, "black deep", as well as words like "skeletons" and "statues", stand out to Phelps and he suggests they take a look at the Westlake Tar Pits.
On the drive to the tar pits, Galloway worries aloud about the field day the press will have about them having locked up several innocent men for these murders. Phelps says that the press will be so overjoyed that the infamous Black Dahlia Killer was finally caught that they won't have the time to castrate them about their screw ups. They just have to catch the real killer and bring him to justice. At the tar pits, Phelps borrows a pair of heavy-duty waders and begins making his way along a tar-drenched patch toward the center of the tar pit where there is a small island. Underneath a tree he finds Theresa Taraldsen's missing white shoe and the next excerpt.
The latest poem excerpt refers to a sphere, made up of many, which Galloway thinks is leading them to the LA County Art Museum. Phelps asks how he knows that, and Galloway says there's a weird sphere thing at the center of the maze at the museum. Phelps agrees that the killer leading them through a literal maze fits his style. As they make their way toward the car, Galloway asks Phelps why he thinks the killer is sending them on all these ridiculous errands. Phelps says that it's all about the killer demonstrating his power over them by making them run all over the city for bread crumbs he was willing to leave them.
1947 - Phelps and Det. Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) arrive for a meeting with Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne) and Malcolm Carruthers (Jordan Gelber). Donnelly commends the Phelps and Galloway on their solid detective work on the Evelyn Summers case, but informs them that he has news: The Examiner received a new letter today. Phelps asks to take a look at it, and he quickly recognizes yet another Shelley excerpt. Phelps says that if the letter is indeed from the Dahlia killer then he same person also had to have killed Theresa Taraldsen as well. Carruthers says that he agrees with this theory. Donnelly says that if the Dahlia is responsible for Taraldsen and Moller, then he unfortunately very well may be behind the other murders as well, naming Celine Henry, Antonia Maldonado and the recent Evelyn Summers murder. Galloway interjects that he and Phelps did solid detective work on those cases. Donnelly continues saying that there's no way the department could survive the scandal if they had to let all five of the men they put behind bars go free, especially if they cannot find the fiend actually responsible. He says the careers of everyone in the room would likely be at an end. While Donnelly is talking, Phelps is taking another look at the letter. Phelps then states that the murderer is clearly taunting them all. Phelps and Carruthers start looking at the excerpt from the poem and wonder aloud whether the killer could be using the poem in a literal sense, with the line "Within a fountain in a public square" catching their eye. Galloway is puzzled, but then Phelps says that they should check out the fountain at Pershing Square. As the detectives leave, Carruthers and Donnelly urge them to be careful playing the killer's warped game.
While they drive toward the square, Phelps says that he had a hunch all along that the cases were all connected. Galloway tells Phelps that now is not the time to brag. They have to catch the guy before he has the chance to kill again. When they arrive at Pershing Square, Phelps gets out of the car and steps into the fountain and reaches up onto the statue in the middle of the fountain. He finds an envelope. Inside the envelope are the Social Security card of Elizabeth Short aka the Black Dahlia and another poem excerpt. Phelps asks Galloway if he has a city map to help decipher the latest excerpt. Galloway grabs a map out of the glove box of the car and opens it up on the hood. He looks intently at the map while repeating a line in the poem about a cave overgrown with plant-life. Phelps asks Galloway if that rings a bell for him. Galloway says there aren't a lot of caves in Los Angeles, but the glass skylight at the Hall of Records shows a cave surrounded by plants and a waterfall chandelier hangs from the ceiling in the lobby. Phelps says that must be the place.
When Phelps and Galloway arrive at the Hall of Records, Phelps notices the chandelier and the skylight and says that it certainly fits the excerpt. They ask the security guard how to get to the top of the chandelier, and he tells them there's an access panel in the maintenance room on the top floor. Phelps manages to get to the top of the chandelier where he finds Deidre Moller's watch as well as the next excerpt of the poem. Phelps believes that the latest excerpt is referring to the tower atop the LA Public Library. The tower is currently under construction, so Phelps makes his way up the scaffolding to the top where he finds a pendant that matches one Antonia Maldonado was wearing in her wedding picture, as well as yet another excerpt from the poem. Back on the ground, Galloway refers to the killer as one sick puppy that they now have his trophies from three murders already, and who knows how many more clues he's going to string them along with. Galloway says that Phelps better be able to figure this next clue out too. The final words of the excerpt, "black deep", as well as words like "skeletons" and "statues", stand out to Phelps and he suggests they take a look at the Westlake Tar Pits.
On the drive to the tar pits, Galloway worries aloud about the field day the press will have about them having locked up several innocent men for these murders. Phelps says that the press will be so overjoyed that the infamous Black Dahlia Killer was finally caught that they won't have the time to castrate them about their screw ups. They just have to catch the real killer and bring him to justice. At the tar pits, Phelps borrows a pair of heavy-duty waders and begins making his way along a tar-drenched patch toward the center of the tar pit where there is a small island. Underneath a tree he finds Theresa Taraldsen's missing white shoe and the next excerpt.
The latest poem excerpt refers to a sphere, made up of many, which Galloway thinks is leading them to the LA County Art Museum. Phelps asks how he knows that, and Galloway says there's a weird sphere thing at the center of the maze at the museum. Phelps agrees that the killer leading them through a literal maze fits his style. As they make their way toward the car, Galloway asks Phelps why he thinks the killer is sending them on all these ridiculous errands. Phelps says that it's all about the killer demonstrating his power over them by making them run all over the city for bread crumbs he was willing to leave them.
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