"Off the record, on the qt, and very hush-hush."That's the
slogan of
Sid Hudgens and his scandal rag, Hush-Hush Magazine. In L.A. Confidential, Sid tries to catch
L.A.'s famous with their pants down and
weed burning, which in
1950s L.A. were embarrasing crimes indeed. Although Sid seldom names his sources, it's no big secret that he partners with
Hollywood cop Jack Vincennes. Sid digs up the latest gay politician or
hophead actor, then Jack arrests them with cameras flashing. This, one of Vincennes' many "extracurricular activities" (as his boss Lt. Dudley Smith calls it), has earned him the nickname "Trashcan Jack" as fellow cops don't enjoy such
obnoxious muckraking. Having a few scandals of their own, the
LAPD fears that they could become Hush-Hush's next big writeup.