Private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California is hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair. Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in Chinatown.

A gothic story of four siblings who, after the death of their father, are torn from a peaceful life and subjected to abuse resulting from a dark, family secret. Abandoned by their mother and forced to endure unimaginable treatment living in the attic of their grandparents' mansion, the children form their own family unit. But as the oldest boy and girl come of age, they are entrapped by their family's sordid past as they try to survive and escape...

Jona, a young drifter, stops at a desolate roadside service station where Mara, the owner, identifies him as her son Rocky, who disappeared four years ago. Jonas is overwhelmed by the awkward situation, but tired and hungry, accepts Mara's offer of room and board. Even when the attractive and carefree Billie, his alleged sister, comes home, she appears to recognize him as her brother and soon takes him under her wing. As an erotic relationship develops...

Babo 73: The president of the United Status, who, when he isn't at the White House conducts his top-secret affairs on a deserted beach. Chafed elbows: Follows a shiftless downtown Manhattanite having his "annual November breakdown" as he wanders from one odd job to the next, coming across all sorts of sordid types. No more excuses: Downey takes his camera and microphone onto the streets (and into some bedrooms) for a look at Manhattan's singles...