His private detective business is on the verge of bankruptcy when Mayor Hostetler hires him to investigate his wife, Cathleen Hostetler, whom he suspects is having an affair. Seven years later, Taggart is living with his girlfriend Natalie Barrow, an aspiring actress. In a private meeting with Taggart, the mayor calls him "a hero" but still forces him to leave the police department. A judge clears Taggart as having shot Tavarez in self-defense. Chief Carl Fairbanks goes to Mayor of New York City Nicholas Hostetler with a witness and evidence incriminating Taggart, but Hostetler buries the evidence. New York Police Department police officer Billy Taggart is arrested for the murder of Mikey Tavarez, who was believed to have raped and murdered 16-year-old Yesenia Barea but avoided a conviction due to a technicality. It received negative reviews from critics and grossed $19 million against its $35 million production budget. The film was released in theaters on January 18, 2013. Under a partnership between Emmett/Furla Films and Regency Enterprises, Hughes began production in 2011 in New York City and Louisiana. This is Hughes' first solo feature film directing effort in previous productions he collaborated with his twin brother Albert. The film also stars Catherine Zeta-Jones, Barry Pepper, Kyle Chandler, Natalie Martinez, and Jeffrey Wright Mark Wahlberg stars as a police officer turned private investigator and Russell Crowe as the mayor of New York City who hires the private detective to investigate his wife. Broken City is a 2013 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Allen Hughes and written by Brian Tucker.
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