The story takes place in New York City, with Keitel spending most of time engaging in some type of deplorable act; taking drugs, being drunk, having sex with hookers, gambling and stealing drugs, then turning around and doing business with drug dealers. We are not supposed to feel sympathy for him, yet there is still a humanness in the portrayal that you almost feel sorry for. Ferrara seemed to take the idea that sometimes the only thing separating a cop from the criminal, is a badge.
The deeper the gambling hole gets, and the more intoxicated Keitel seems, the more you realize what the outcome of this movie will be. The Lieutenant also gets involved in a rape case involving a nun being attacked, and she later tells Keitel, she forgives her assailants. He does not understand this, implying at one point he would go so far as to kill them for her - yet in the end all becomes clear.
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