Mystery Street
Vivian
Heldon telephones James Joshua Harkley, and demands that he meet her
at the Grass Skirt. While waiting for Harkley, Vivian meets Henry
Shanway, a drunk and despondent young man whose wife has just lost
their baby in childbirth. Harkley fails to show up. Later, she arranges
a meeting with Harkley at Lakeman's Hollow. When Vivian demands money
from Harkley, he shoots her and tries to cover up the murder by sending
her car into a pond. Vivian's body was found three month later.
Police Lieutenant Peter Moralas and Detective Tim Sharkey start searching
in photographs of all the missing persons. They discover Vivian's
photograph. A breakthrough in the case comes when Peter finds a train
station baggage check receipt hidden in Mrs. Smerrling's bird cage.
Peter and Tim race to the train station, and arrive in time to catch
Harkley trying to flee with Mrs. Smerrling's suitcase. Harkley is
then arrested and charged with Vivian's murder, and Henry is cleared
of any wrongdoing.