Dream Town

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Private investigator and WWII veteran Aloysius Archer arrives in Los Angeles just before New Year’s 1953 to celebrate with his friend, aspiring actress Liberty Callahan. Their evening takes a turn when Eleanor Lamb, a troubled screenwriter, seeks Archer’s help after experiencing a series of alarming incidents, including mysterious phone calls and a bloody knife found in her sink. Fearing for her life, Eleanor hires Archer, but before he can delve deeper, a dead body is discovered in her home, and Eleanor vanishes. Despite her disappearance, Archer is determined to uncover both the murderer and Eleanor’s whereabouts. Teaming up with Callahan and his partner Willie Dash, he embarks on a perilous investigation that leads him from the mob-infested streets of Las Vegas to the glamorous yet treacherous world of Hollywood. In a city where beauty often masks deceit and where law enforcement can be as corrupt as the criminals, Archer must navigate a dangerous landscape. The powerful figures behind Eleanor's disappearance will stop at nothing to protect their secrets, putting Archer’s life on the line as he races against time to solve the case.