There is no precredit compassion expressed in “Side Street”: In place of Ray’s protective, implied narrator there is the professionally gruff voice of Paul Kelly, an actor who specialized in coldly professional New York City police detectives.

Inoculating a dog against parvo costs about $7 to $15 for the shot, depending on your area and choice of veterinarian.

The air, too, was heavy with perfume, and a nightingale, high in the heavens, gave out a cheery song of welcome.

Dead people, walkers, as you call them, are somehow, and for some reason, attacking.