The story begins with J.J. "Jake" Gittes (Jack Nicholson), a suave private investigator who specializes in "discreet" matrimonial work.
: After Hollis is found dead, the real Evelyn Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) appears, revealing that Jake was a pawn in a much larger, deadlier game. Chinatown(1974)
: Gittes is hired by a woman claiming to be Evelyn Mulwray to investigate her husband, Hollis Mulwray, the chief engineer of the L.A. Department of Water and Power. The story begins with J