Louis Markowitz is a cop who has been on the NYPD for a long time. Markowitz is considered to be one of the best. The man is smart, solid, and an expert investigator. The police department revers Markowitz. One of the cops says that it is unfortunate that the thing Markowitz will be remembered for is his final mistake where he went into the tenement alone. None of the cops that know Markowitz can make any sense of the foolish action.