Third Man Out: A Donald Strachey Mystery

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Third Man Out: A Donald Strachey Mystery ★★½ 2005

Donald Stachey (Allen) is a semisuccessful gay PI who works in Albany, New York and lives with his politico lover, Tim Callahan (Spence). Donald reluctantly takes the case of hectoring gay activist John Rutka (Wetherall), whose tabloid outings have made him a target for violence. When Rutka winds up dead, Donald has a long list of suspects but things aren't always what they appear to be. Adapted from Richard Stevenson's 1992 mystery. 98m/C DVD . US Chad Allen, Sebastian Spence, Jack Wetherall, Sean Young, Woody Jeffreys; D: Ron Oliver; W: Mark Saltzman. CABLE

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