Gold Comes in Bricks
Client
Alta Ashbury
Case Narrative & Plot Summary
A wealthy scion is being fleeced by a high-stakes crooked bridge and poker syndicate. Donald is hired to figure out how the cards are marked, but walks into an oil stock fraud and a murder.
Donald Lam's Legal Gambit
Donald figures out the infrared marking code on the backs of playing cards using polarized sunglasses.
Bertha Cool Dictum
"A hundred dollars an hour is grand larceny, Donald, but if they want to pay it, we take cash!"