Nothing is really what it seems to be in this film. That said, several people are shot and killed in a few scenes. Some people drink and other smoke in a few scenes and while cocaine is seen in another, it's not used. DRUG USE Old film footage shows people drinking cocktails in several shots. Nicholas finds cocaine on a mirror in his hotel room and rushes to dispose of it before anyone finds him there with it.
People have drinks at a party.
By the end of the movie, Nicholas has a few bloody scrapes on his face. A man who's been shot has a bloody wound in his chest. Conrad smokes a cigarette despite Nicholas telling him it's against the law in California restaurants. A great deal of the movie has an ominous, foreboding atmosphere hanging over it. A security dog chases Nicholas and Christine down a darkened alley.