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A son drops his father off for a fishing excursion, but the only boat captain on the dock refuses to be hired. The wealthy man doesn’t take no for an answer, but little does he know the fishermen are actually racketeers, and this may just be his last boat ride. Back in town, Philo Vance has hit on a dry spell in helping the District Attorney, until the case of the missing Mr. Case enters his office.
Elsewhere, the racketeers make the expected punny jokes about the fisherman being caught by his own fishes, as they rendezvous with their connection. Meanwhile, Philo asks about what boats are usually for hire at the last time Mr. Case was last seen. Might it be possible the son is the contact for a jewel smuggling ring?
By now, Philo has a good idea the missing persons case is actually murder, and who is behind it, and why. You know what that means… some overly confident gangsters are about to be set up for a trap of the detective’s expert doing. Philo shares what he knows with DA Markham as he lets the mystery unravel. Ride back out to sea as the hard evidence is gathered to catch the bad guys red handed. Justice is sure as Philo lays out all the clues.
