Noir Prefers the Shadows

A down-at-heel private detective, a guy who can't even pay the rent, finally gets a couple clients. One, a desperate businessman who wonders why the competition is always one step ahead of him, sees conspiracy everywhere. The other seems much easier to deal with - she's a cute dish whose questions seem less concerned with intrigue, and more with philosophy, and perhaps with passion. But when his clients' paths cross, he's the one caught in the crossfire.