![]() ![]() Though initially hesitant, Tom eventually succumbs to Jo and they have sex. Tom pleads for her to leave, but is shocked when Jo refuses and declares that she will spend the night. Later that same night, the two engage in a heated confrontation after Jo pours Tom's whiskey down the sink in an attempt to prevent him from drinking. A tussle occurs there between Tom and the hostile officers in attendance, but Jo intervenes and takes him home. Tom is invited to the Policemen's Ball by Jo, as she is not familiar with any other officers and is developing romantic feelings for him. Soon after, the body of another of Tom's ex-girlfriends is found. Tom steals the Strangler file from the precinct in order to conduct an unauthorized investigation into the murders. Tom is met with strong opposition by his uncle, Captain Nick Detillo, after suggesting the Strangler is back. Detective Eddie Eiler, who hates Tom for turning in Jimmy, states on TV the murder was committed by a copycat. After a nurse is abducted, Tom receives a phone call similar to the ones left by the Strangler. He is assigned a new partner, Jo Christman, who learns from District Attorney Frank Morris that Tom had been demoted after telling a television reporter that he believed the Strangler was a policeman. Called to the scene of a body dump, Tom finds the victim is an ex-girlfriend. Two years later, an alcoholic Tom has been reassigned to the River Rescue Squad. Later, Jimmy jumps off the 31st Street Bridge his body is never found. Police arrest a criminal named Douglas Kesser as the Strangler. When Tom regains consciousness, he learns his father has been shot dead and the killer has escaped. As Tom and Vince pursue the killer's car, the vehicles collide and both roll down an embankment. Thomas and his father, Vincent, are en route to the Policemen's Ball when a call comes in indicating a serial killer, the Polish Hill Strangler, who Tommy believes is a police officer, has been spotted driving in downtown Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh homicide detective Thomas Hardy turns in his partner and cousin, Jimmy Detillo, for using excessive force, which in turn causes him to become alienated by the majority of his fellow officers. ![]() The film was shot on location throughout Pittsburgh its early title was Three Rivers. It was directed by Rowdy Herrington and written by Herrington and Marty Kaplan. The film co-stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina, and Tom Sizemore. Striking Distance is a 1993 American action thriller film starring Bruce Willis as Pittsburgh Police homicide detective Thomas Hardy. ![]()
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