"NO ONE ESCAPES THE HAND THAT SHAPES THEIR FATE"
In the late 1940s, a weary assassin known as the Nighthawk sits alone in a late-night diner, awaiting his inevitable end. Three distinct figures from his criminal world converge on him, each with their own agendas. Caught between their compelling offers and threats, the Nighthawk must decide how - and whether - he wants to face his fate. But in this city, the Establishment always collects its debts.
Liam Snyder
The Nighthawk
Hannah Smith
The Lady in Red
Oscar Vebber
The Liaison
Claire Campbell
Damsel of Distress
Nick Marzka
Sammy the Server
Ben Ricker
The Regular
Shane Markowski
The Courier
Virginia Paterno
The Dove
Mark Morath II
Narrator
In the late 1940s, a weary assassin known as the Nighthawk sits alone in a late-night diner, awaiting his inevitable end. Three distinct figures from his criminal world converge on him, each with their own agendas. Caught between their compelling offers and threats, the Nighthawk must decide how - and whether - he wants to face his fate. But in this city, the Establishment always collects its debts.
Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while attempting to resist his advances.
A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead body was found washed up on the shore in Istanbul. He decides to follow the career of Dimitrios around Europe, in order to learn more about the man. Along the way he is joined by the mysterious Mr. Peters, who has his own motivation.
After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his assistant and girlfriend, Paula, begins to trace back over his last steps. As he frantically tries to unravel the mystery behind his own impending demise, his sleuthing leads him to a group of crooked businessmen and another murder.
Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.
A gang hold a family hostage in their own home. The leader of the escaped cons is bothered by a recurring dream that the doctor of the house may be able to analyze.
Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check Niles' allegation; a friend of the Rome family, he walks a tightrope between sentiment and cynicism. When Martin fears Candella will implicate his girlfriend Teena, he'll do anything to protect her. How many others will he drag down to disaster with him?
Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to locate the missing wife of her boss, Mr. Kingsby. The assignment quickly becomes complicated when bodies start turning up.
A woman wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she can't remember how she got there. Danger and suspense ensue.