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The Crossed Wires Case of the Embezzler Whitney
Miss Clement recalls tracking James Whitney, an embezzler, in Chicago using intuition and a hotel telephone call near Lincoln Park. She coordinates a taxi sting with Officer Tom Malloy, captures Whitney and his wife, then recovers $200 of a $30,000 theft, all amid a dramatic city-wide pursuit.
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Miss Clement
Municipal Force of
Chicago
James Whitney
Alice’ Clement
Clement
Anwara
Anawereds
Central
Lincoln Park
Detective Headquarters
Jim
Teese
Alice
Tom Malloy
Malloy
Jim Whitney
General Sherman
Loy
Whitney
Whitney Apartments
Modern Eye