The victim had been following the crime boss and his henchman before he was discovered and murdered.Two Disguised Brooklyn Cops In the Midst of a Drug Bust:In Brooklyn, New York during the Christmas holiday season, two NYPD cops are disguised outside the seedy Oasis Bar & Grill in the course of their work - a drug stakeout:Detective Jimmy ""Popeye"" Doyle (Gene Hackman) - a passionate, tough, pushy, unorthodox, bigoted and racist NYPD cop, disguised as a Santa ClausDetective Buddy "Cloudy" Salvatore Russo (Roy Scheider) posing as a hot dog vendor in a black and white checkered coatAtwo-bit black dope-drug Pusher named Willy (Alan Weeks) is confronted and accosted, who reacts by slashing Russo""s arm with one swipe of his concealed knife.""Mildred Pierce (1945).Director Tay Garnett""s fatalistic film is best known for one of the hottest portrayals of a sultry and seductivefemme fatale- it is one of Lana Turner""s finest performances.The next shot is the welcoming billboard of the town: "Welcome o Lumberton," and a slow pan views the waterfront of the logging own.She also questioned Nurse Barney, who had worked with Lecter for six years at the asylum, while admitting her own fascination with the villain: "He""s always with me, like a bad habit.