Day Watch at Hollywood

Lieutenant John Luttwak, who appeared in two of the short-formbooks, now returns to Hollywood station to command his eight-manhomicide squad. Detective Jack Stiles is a 38-year-old career cop with a stellar recordof service. Hes a former college tight end, fast and tough, capable ofbody-slamming and cuffi ng a suspect twice his size. Stiles partner, Traci Little, a former patrol offi cer with plenty of streetsmarts has now advanced to the Homicide squad. She and Stiles areLuttwaks most intuitive detective unit. Secretly, and against Departmentrules, they are deep into sex. Another detective unit is Dick Cheevers and Ed Chase. Cheevers isblack, smart and scary. Backing him up is Chase, white as ice cream, notthat either one cares. Irv Miller and partner Kaz Kazurian are oppositesin temperament. Miller is contemplative. Kazurian is hot-tempered, agive-no-quarter cop in accordance with his European blood lines. Luttwak and his troops are frustrated by clever, corrupt and mercilesskiller Victor Krait, straight out of a dime stretch at Terminal Island andlooking for revenge. And so it goes in Hollywood, city of the night.