Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1971)

On the last day in his position as the head of homicide, a man kills his mistress and makes no effort to hide his involvement. He actually leaves deliberate clues like bloody footprints and a thread from his tie under her fingernail. It's both a power play -- he is the law, so he is above it and will never be suspected of breaking it -- and a condemnation of the police who won't actually do their jobs.

Yes, it's very smart and meta, but it's also repetitive. I just got tired of the same point be hammered "he's obviously guilty, but no one even considers him a suspect." I saw a dubbed version, which I was originally blaming for the vibe... but maybe that was just the actual, intended vibe: desperate and histrionic.

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