What is the central crime in Don Siegel’s The Lineup?

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Don Siegel, wearing a hat and sunglasses, stands beside Clint Eastwood, also in sunglasses and a suit, on the set of the film Dirty Harry with a large studio light overhead. — Don Siegel Don Siegel (left) and Clint Eastwood during the filming of *Dirty Harry* (1971).

In Don Siegel’s 1958 film The Lineup, the central criminal plot involves a paid killer, played by Eli Wallach, who is tasked with recovering heroin that has been hidden inside the luggage of unsuspecting travelers.1