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In The Mary Murdock Murder Case, Detective Danny Clover is approached by Peter Daly, a nervous man from Arkansas attending a convention in New York City. Peter is in a bind; a redheaded woman named Mary Murdock is blackmailing him with a photograph taken during a night out at the Hi Hat Club. The stakes are high as Peter's wife is set to arrive in the city soon, and he fears the fallout if the photo is revealed. He confides in Clover, explaining that he barely knows Mary, yet she seems to know intimate details about his life, including the arrival of his wife.
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