When a phony payroll check passer resorts to murder, the man who had been forced to print the phony checks confesses to Finucane. But will Finucane catch the check passer before he offs the check printer or his son?
When a company safe is robbed, the executive in charge suspects an inside job. Finucane compels all the insiders to take a lie detector test. The executive is surprised at the results.
Andrews calls Finucane to the San Diego Zoo where an antelope has been shot and human blood found. Also, Andrews contact, for which he was at the zoo in the first place, was a no-show.
Two business partners are on their way to the bank when one is slugged and the other murdered. The only clue is that the slugged partner, who only saw the killer's arm, claims the killer was wearing a plaid jacket.
Late one night, a woman and her husband are set upon by brigands who steal the woman's necklace and beat the husband. The woman goes blind, although there is nothing physically wrong with her eyes.