Chinatown by Robert Towne is a neo-noir film following detective J.J. Gittes as he investigates the water crisis in Los Angeles, California. After a set up by an imposter, Gittes meets a woman named Evelyn Mulwray whose husband is in charge of the water company. Mr. Mulwray is found dead which intrigues Gittes and starts thinking that he was murdered. After getting involved in the water crisis and with Mrs. Mulwray, they all end up with Chinatown where anything can happen. The script is set in 1930s Los Angeles, California in the middle of a drought and is structured chronologically. These details are important to the story and how everything plays out. The drought itself is very important to the story and is what majority of the plot
