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UnlikemanyofhisPhoenixpolicedetectivepartners,HarryCollinsisagoodcopand,despitehisveryidiosyncraticvaluesystem,adecentman.Howeverhiscompulsivegamblinghasgothimheavilyindebttoagangsterbookie.RefusingtoWelshonabet,andwithonly48hourstopayhisdebt,Harryisofferedadeal:murderJoey,ayoungprisonerwhomayprovidethepolicewithinformationaboutthebookie,andthedebtwillbewrittenoff.HarrycannotcontemplatesuchactionandpreferstoofferJoeysomepotentiallylife-savingadvice:“Youneverratoutanyone…Itdoesn'tpayinthelongrun”.<br/> WhenHarry'scorruptpartnerMikefindsouthispredicamenthevolunteerstokillthebookiebutHarrydismissestheoffersayinghewill“neverbetrayafriend”.Instead,HarrycomesupwithaplantorobLouietheloanshark,whostashesalargeamountofmoneyinthesafeinhisstripclub.TopullthisoffHarryneedsthehelpofMikeandtwoothercorruptandbrutalcops,JamesandFred,busilyengagedinmoonlightingforLouie.<br/> AbuddingrelationshipwithLeila,hisunderstandingbarmaid,promisesHarryanewbeginningalongwayfromPhoenixafterhecompletestheholdup.<br/> Alldoesnotgoaccordingtoplan.WebberturnsouttobedirtytookillingFredandfatallywoundingHarrywhileMikeandJamesareambushedbythecops,Jamesrealizesthatthereisnowayoutanddecidestoturnhimselfin,MikekillsJamesandgetsblownawaybythecops.HarrymanagestoescapeandsabotagesWebberatthishome.HetakesthemoneyWebbertookandreturnstoChicagotopayoffhisdebt.HarryexplainsChicagothathetoldJoeytoshuthismouthbutChicagoadmitsthatheorderedsomeoneinprisontoslitJoey'sthroatandtellsHarrytodothingshiswaythenexttime.HarrythendrawshisgunandkillsChicagoandhismen.AftertheshootingHarryleavestherestaurantanddrivesofftheroadwherehepassesaway.
