1946 Cool & Lam (A. A. Fair)

Crows Can't Count

Client Shirley Tanner

Case Narrative & Plot Summary

Donald Lam returns from the Navy with his health battered. The agency is retained to recover an emerald necklace taken to Colombia, South America, involving emerald smugglers and customs fraud.

Donald Lam's Legal Gambit

Donald uses emerald refractive index metrics and international air cargo customs manifests to corner the ringleader.

Bertha Cool Dictum
"Welcome back, Donald. You look like you need a beefsteak, but first go earn us ten grand."