Master Keaton

Synopsis

A legendary detective named Charlie Chapman arrives at a crime scene and interrogates lead suspect Garner, who claims that he is being framed of murdering an art dealer named Edward Dorfman. Charlie persuades Garner that committing suicide is not the best option, suggesting that he defends himself in court. Soon after, Charlie comes across his childhood friend, who just so happens to be Keaton. Later on, Keaton meets with Charlie at a formal party in his house. Charlie shares details of the murder case with his guests, explaining that Dorfman's wife Janet witnessed Garner holding a gun and the dead body of Dorfman. During his investigation, Charlie learned that Garner was taking bribes from Dorfman, while Dorfman was being very generous to a painter named McBain, who specialized in forgery paintings from notable painters. Dorfman replaced the real paintings with fake ones, while Garner dealt with any entanglements. Charlie concludes that the rifling of Garner's gun matches the marks on Dorfman's body. After Charlie takes Keaton to the evidence room, Keaton speaks with Garner in jail, asking about a greasy piece of leather. Although Charlie believes that the case is closed, Keaton recovers a cartridge that was found near Garner's swimming pool. Keaton theorizes that the real culprit shot a bullet into the swimming pool, then wrapped the piece of leather around the bullet before eventually shooting Dorfman and framing Garner. Thanks to Keaton, Charlie realizes that the real culprit is McBain, who was having an affair with Janet.

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