Los Angeles in the early '50s. A booming city anxious to shed its small-town skin. A city being touted as the metropolis of the future, L.A. is practically paradise on earth. That's the image. The reality is something different. From its fabulous mansions to its sizzling night-clubs, it's a city of corruption, double-dealing, and dangerous passions. Based on the novel and with an introduction by James Ellroy.