Master Criminal Marak has come over from France with dreams of pulling off great crimes, but he’s down on his luck, hopeless, defeated. “There is no crime here… worthy of my genius! I will starve before I become a petty crook like the others!” He happens upon a mugging in Central Park, and when he steps in to fight off the muggers, realizes the victim, Elias Green, a man with a reputation but heavily in debt, would be a good partner. In a year, Marak has made a fortune on the stock market, by selling short and murdering stock owners. Rookie Rankin visits Marak for twelve unpaid parking tickets, stumbling upon Marak over the dead body of Green. The Police Commissioner, a friend of Marak’s, releases him. Rankin stays on the case and eventually gets his man.
Description Master Criminal Marak has come over from France with dreams of pulling off great crimes, but he’s down on his luck, hopeless, defeated. “There is no crime here… worthy of my genius! I will starve before I become a petty crook like the others!” He happens upon a mugging in Central Park, and when he steps in to fight off the muggers, realizes the victim, Elias Green, a man with a reputation but heavily in debt, would be a good partner. In a year, Marak has made a fortune on the stock market, by selling short and murdering stock owners. Rookie Rankin visits Marak for twelve unpaid parking tickets, stumbling upon Marak over the dead body of Green. The Police Commissioner, a friend of Marak’s, releases him. Rankin stays on the case and eventually gets his man.
