Undercover

Clint Eastwood's TIGHTROPE, it appears, is a seminal film for the direct-to-video marketplace. In this retwisting of that film noir, a promising female detective muddies the waters of morality by enjoying her walk on the wild side as a hooker just a little too much.

Miffed at being regarded a just one of the boys in blue, tomboyish Cindy (Athena Massey) leaps at the opportunity to tackle a big homicide case by donning high-priced call girl regalia. Over the objections of her skeptical detective partner, Cindy chooses to use the vice connections of her superior officer, Sgt. Gold (Tom Tayback), to get hired in a brothel run by the sarge's former flame, Mrs. V. (...