"Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown."

I started the day by watching (for the first time) one of the modern classic movies of the P.I. genre, Chinatown. I enjoyed the movie for its realistic portrayal of a PI firm (multiple ops, contracts), its unflinching use of tough language and sex crime, and of course, Jack.

It's one of those rare occasions when a character does everything I would do in his place. There was no need to rewrite Jake Gittes.

So now, as with Hellboy, I'm going to seek out all I can on "Mr. Gitts."