This film essentially begins with a San Francisco police detective by the name of "Lieutenant Terry Sneed" (Billy Dee Williams) arriving in Poloma, New Mexico to help the police department on a case involving a local crime syndicate headed by a man named "Victor Manso" (Vic Morrow). To that effect, as soon as he arrives he finds himself in the middle of a gunfight between the local police and some of Manso's hired killers. Needless to say, thanks to his efforts in that affair, he is heartedly welcomed by the head of the Paloma Police Department, "Chief Berrigan" (Eddie Albert) who explains that he is in desperate need of a police detective that he can trust. Not long afterward, however, Lieutenant Sneed decides to visit the home of Victor Manso and accepts some money from him for his cooperation along the way. In short, the good lieutenant is on the take. But what Victor Manso doesn't realize is that apparently Lt. Sneed isn't loyal to anyone but himself--and it's going to eventually cause problems for him later on down the line. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was an okay movie which suffered somewhat by a rather convoluted plot which made it difficult to really like any of the characters in this film. Even so, I suppose it had its moments and passed the time fairly well, and I have rated it accordingly. Average.

This is like a CBS Made-for-TV version of a blaksploitation version of Dirty Harry. Billy Dee always was second-rate. And the rest of the cast is strictly TV quality. It has about as much grit as a silk handkerchief. I mean, Frankie Avalon as a tweaker? Come on, now. I half-expected Starsky & Hutch to make a cameo in one of their goofy disguises, maybe with Huggy Bear in tow for comic relief. New Mexico features nicely so I assume the N.M Film Development Corp kicked in some coin to get this film made. They didn't get their money's worth.