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Forgery Detail. Someone is stealing letters from the postal delivery, and checks they contain.
The rainy day is the topic as Ben and Joe compare raincoats, the latest in compact plastic rain protection. But how does it fold up to fit back in that tiny little pouch? Ben may have trouble with it on his hands. The case of mail theft is discussed. Just how profitable is swiping packages from the sidewalk drop boxes? Checks, bank statements, and a delay in reporting missing checks all work in favor for a thief.
The methods of forging, and charming the bank tellers is described, but is there a way to pin him down to a certain area of operation? As the detectives walk to the next department, the development of the case is described. With different departments hard at work, our local forgery department gets the luck of reaping the glory of picking up their man, complete with a confession. Joe sits in on the interrogation as the postal department, and others who did most of the ingestion work extract information from the young crook. The transplant from Ohio tells how he found and cashed checks. Too easy, the young man isn’t their man, and in voiceover, Joe tells how the cake ignited anew.
The complex case takes months, and a tip from the postal service leads to finding their crook, and catching him red handed.
