Tightrope(1984)
A cop on the edge.
Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and pretty women. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of Block. Even his daughters are threatened.
Movie: Tightrope
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Wes Block
Beryl Thibodeaux
Det. Molinari
Amanda Block
Penny Block
Leander Rolfe
Becky Jacklin
Jamie Cory
Melanie Silber
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