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To keep his gold-digging girlfriend in goodies, a thug hits the streets with mask and gun in hand. The brutal shooting and robbery have the attention of both the cops, and Philo Vance. The two killers make their escape, pursued by a prowler car that inch ever closer. But when Mike crashes the car on the winding roads, his pal slinks away unseen.
The cops are willing to call it a day, and pin it on the dead thug left in the car, but Philo isn’t convinced. He’s certain there were two crooks in the car, not one. His best clue is a cheesecake left in the seat of the wreck. Combined with subtle observations, Philo soon has enough to go on to locate his man.
As the cops close in, Philo explains how he put the clues together. Get ready for a confrontation, and some just desserts for an exposed killer. Still need clarification on the clues? Don’t worry, Vance goes over the whole thing, just to make sure.
