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Christmas Eve Burglar Is Found By Detectives In The Whittimore Home
A renowned burglar Tom Patterson targets the Whittimore house on Christmas Eve. He steals Evangeline Whittimore's jewel case and cash, hides behind a plush curtain when a door opens, and is revealed by Evangeline’s lover. A staged detective ruse backfires, ending with a reluctant settlement and Patterson pocketing the loot as hush money.
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