When homicide detective Stanley Bentworth fires his weapon in the line of duty for the first time, he kills a youth from the projects. The tragic event pulls at his conscience, and he deals with Internal Affairs (the "rat squad"), a city psychiatrist, and outraged citizens.
On administrative duty pending the investigation, he infiltrates Narcotics to ferret out corrupt cops. But in Narcotics, the lieutenant sends him undercover on the street to ferret out an enigmatic gangbanger kingpin.
Stanley and his former homicide partner Jane do battle with the rat squad, dirty cops, outraged citizens, and gangbangers.
As he buries himself in his work, he realizes that his drinking has become a major impediment to his personal and professional lives. Stanley has to make a choice or lose everything.
Genre: Mystery
On administrative duty pending the investigation, he infiltrates Narcotics to ferret out corrupt cops. But in Narcotics, the lieutenant sends him undercover on the street to ferret out an enigmatic gangbanger kingpin.
Stanley and his former homicide partner Jane do battle with the rat squad, dirty cops, outraged citizens, and gangbangers.
As he buries himself in his work, he realizes that his drinking has become a major impediment to his personal and professional lives. Stanley has to make a choice or lose everything.
Genre: Mystery
Used availability for Al Stevens's The Rat Squad