L.A. Escape — Al Rennie

A wealthy Canadian tourist has fatally shot someone. He needs a lawyer. The story he tells his lawyer is L.A. Escape. He is in California because by chance he has seen a film with an actress who is the exact image of his dead wife when he first met her. He is desperate to meet this woman but is unable to make that happen. He hires a private detective to help him find her. He meets the actress and an arrangement is made. Two days later she is found dead in an alley and he has become a person of interest to the L.A. police. He re-hires his detective buddy to help him clear his name and find the murderer. In the process of doing just that, they uncover a web of intrigue that includes drugs and blackmail.