"He paused for a moment, listening..."
"He lit a cigarette, knelt down and began opening the safe. There was the box. Suddenly he paused, listening, sitting back on his heels. It was a sound, a footfall.
"Jake started to wheel around. In exactly the same instant the office lights went out. He leaped to his feet, blinded by the sudden darkness. It seemed as though the ceiling had dropped on his head, and that was all Jake remembered."
A renowned casino stage performer midget has been found dead, doped and hanged, in his dressing room by the nightclub’s owner Jake Justus, his wife Helene, and their friend lawyer Malone. To avoid possible ceasing of casino’s operations pending police investigations, the trio took efforts to hide evidence that may link the casino with the murder. However, two more succeeding murders followed with similar cause of death like the midget’s: hanged by stockings. As the three gets entangled with the mystery involuntarily, they uncovered scams, blackmail, and deepest secrets that must remain protected—leading their suspicions unto the sole murderer.
