hammers
carolina skeletons the cops are robbers mike hammer private eye on the streets of la
this collection includes carolina skeletons academy award winner louis gossett jr. and academy award nominee bruce dern star in this gripping drama based on the prize winning novel by david stout . the brutal murder of two young white girls results in the wrongful execution of a young african american boy . thirty years later his brother and war torn green beret james bragg louis gossett jr. an officer and a gentleman investigates the facts to clear his name . with the aid of a local lawman bruce dern the haunting bragg must delve into the towns history in order to deliver the real killer to justice . but some unsavory locals will stop at nothing to prevent bragg from revealing the dangerous truth . the cops are robbers it was the biggest bank job in history ... a 25000000 heist as perfectly planned as it was executed . at first the finger os suspicion pointed at the usual suspects in bostons underworld but then the shocking truth began to emerge the robbery was the work of none other than the citys police captain jerry celmente and his gang of corrupt cops . mike hammer private eye created by acclaimed detective noir author mickey spillane private eye mike hammer stacy keach is a hard boiled two fisted detective who mixes it up with tough guys on a mission clean and dirty cops on the beat and drop dead gorgeous dames with plenty of attitude . in a new leaf a tobacco company scientist about to give evidence in a major trial dies suddenly . suspicioins are roused and hammer is hired to investigate the boffins untimely end . but as the case unfolds theres a second death a member of a wealthy tobacco family is brutally slain leaving the private detective up to his neck in double trouble . on the streets of la louis gossett jr. plays a convict who has gained a reputation as a peace keeper in a maximum security prison . he is confronted with a gut wrenching dilemma when the son blair underwood he abandoned years ago arrives at the same prison . far from being a peace keeper his son disrupts the uneasy calm of the prison . both are paroled from the same maximum security prison with one condition that they must become roommates . gossett becomes a mechanic while underwood falls with his old criminal buddies and old habits . their severed bonds are strained as the elder battles to keep his son from the lures of street life .