Death Occurred Last Night

A mentally retarded woman is kidnapped and sold into slavery in Duccio Tessari’s light mix of giallo and crime. A pair of detectives and her angry father soon shake down the city’s entire prostitution racket to find her, but not without partaking in a few punch ups and red herrings along the way. Despite a setup primed for action, Tessari opts for a slow burn approach, focusing on the dramatic and psychological impact on those involved with little in the way of exploitation until an emotionally satisfying revenge subplot that occurs in a Laundromat, complete with scalding irons and a washing machine promptly put to use as deadly weapons. —italianfilmreview.com