EvenHand (2002)

Set in a dirtpoor neighborhood in the fictional city of San Lovisa Texas EvenHand tells the story of two very different cops working together for the first time Rob Francis recently divorced finds the adjustment from his previous assignment in Sleepytown difficult With his new partner the volatile Ted Morning he spends his days breaking up domestic disputes and attempting to make sense of a parade of lowlifes firebugs and junkies Morning is the original Texas cowboy all muscle and bravado arrest em first ask questions later The characters and events in EvenHand subtly intertwine until Francis and Morning must both face the consequences of their very different approaches to the job Filmed on location in San Antonio Texas EvenHand is a police story but its not about car chases or shootouts Its about two cops struggling to survive in a world where without warning numbing routine can give way to primal fear