Unmerciful

Ethel Reiser's Killer sits in Attica, unless PI Marlowe Black insists on meddling and finds proof to free him. The convict's sister, Peggy, convinces Black the near perfect evidence, DNA and all, were fabricated to frame her brother, Reggie Jones. Ethel's widower, Perry, insists that Black not take the case. When Black refuses to comply, pulls a gun to enforce his demand. Michael "Hacker" McKaybees interrupts Reiser's enraged confrontation with Black. Abruptly, Reiser turns his silenced pistol on McKaybees. Before he can fire a shot, Black, drills a .45 caliper bullet through Reiser's chest. Previously, Black tells McKaybees that his decision to help free Jones is based on a gut feeling. McKaybees calls it insanity. However, Perry Reiser's reaction forces McKaybees to reassess his opinion. He agrees to help his estranged father with an investigation that nearly costs him his life.