In the Company of Strangers

An aspiring Presidential candidate commits a murder one night after being threatened with blackmail to derail his ambitions. He is unaware of being observed by a man gazing through a telescopic lens, who reports the episode to the police. Unable to confirm evidence of a crime, the matter is forgotten for months. Once it gets resurrected, the politician's main political backer attempts to dispose of the witness and sanitize the situation. The plot is tricky, fast moving, and with the surprise ending, the witness's former perceptions of his previous employer and mentor are turned upside down.