Police psychologists review recordings of a man (Robert De Niro), who states his name
as Detective David Fisk, the "Poetry Boy" killer.
The Poetry Boy earned the moniker for his modus operandi of murdering criminals and
leaving short poems with their bodies.
Fisk reveals that he looks up to his partner of almost 30 years, Detective Tom Cowan
(who the audience is led to believe is the character portrayed by Al Pacino), and
considers him to be his role model of how a cop should be.
Pacino's character is known by the nickname "Rooster" and De Niro's by "Turk," and they
are referred as such outside of the recordings