Set in 1946 two police officers Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert and Lee Blachard form a friendship which soon becomes a love triangle when Bucky falls in love with Lee's girlfriend Kay Lake. When the corpse of Elizabeth Short is found mutilated named by the press as the 'Black Dahlia' Lee becomes obsessed with the murder and finding out the truth. Bucky forms a relationship with Madeline Linscott who forms a resemblance to the murder victim Elizabeth Short. But as Lee becomes more obsessed he disappears and is later found dead at this point Bucky starts to date Kay but is found by Kay with Madeline. Kay questions the similarity of the Madeline and Elizabeth which inspires Bucky to question Madeline's family after finding accusing evidence against them. It is revealed to him that Ramona Linscott mother of Madeline had killed Elizabeth he also finds out the truth about Lee's murder from Madeline's sister Martha. On receiving this information he tracks down Madeline at a motel room and shoots her dead.
Although 'The Black Dahlia' is a Film Noir it comes under the title of Neo Noir a film shot in the style of Film Noir but includes modern elements and modern filming techniques. Being in colour for example is one of the main things that classes it as a Neo Noir. But it still maintains the basic structure of story line and elements that makes a Film Noir. The presence of the Femme Fatal and the Protagonist/Anti-Hero along with all the twists and hidden truths.
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