1966 Cool & Lam (A. A. Fair)

Widow's Web

Client Madge Ordway

Case Narrative & Plot Summary

A distraught widow seeks Donald's help when her husband's life insurance is contested under suspicions that he faked his drowning in the Pacific Ocean.

Donald Lam's Legal Gambit

Donald uses coastal oceanic current drift models and dental identification records to resolve the estate.

Bertha Cool Dictum
"Widow's weeds look better with a six-figure insurance check pinned to them, Donald."