Cameo Motive Tangles a Murder in Small Town
Martin Faber is murdered over a valuable cameo he sought to sell. Hagar Blair owns a shop and her assistant Ste. Phanie Smith arrives as investigations begin. Tom and Neil ONeill, spouses tied to the cameo, are questioned by Chief Peters and lawyer Charlie Reddy. Inspector Lansing Trotter arrives to untangle a web of blackmail and past schemes as the case unfolds.
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Martin Faber
Hagar Blair
Ste. Phanie Smith
Hagar
Andrey Yakov
Tom O'Neill
Neil
Cameo
O'neil’s
Peters
Charlie Reddy
Tom
Neil O'Neill
Chief Peters
Trotter
Lansing Trotter
Martin Falter
Reddy
Minneapolis
White Heat
Bureau
Faber
Michael Frazier
State Department
Christmas Gift Shop Clue Links to Town Murder Case
In a police interrogation scene Reddy and Chief discuss suspects from a murder tied to a driver found dead. They plan to visit Hagar Blair and Miss Smith, who works near the Gift Shop on Ocean Highway, to chase leads and confirm alibis as the investigation deepens. The dialogue hints at a forthcoming continuation.
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Reddy
Hagar Blair
Miss Smith
Faber
Trotter
Peters
Ocean Highway
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