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Bruce Chapman is fed up with his wife Marie's lavish spending, especially her addiction to gambling. Just as he is leaving on a 6 week business trip, he tells Marie that she will be on an allowance of $50 a week. She threatens to divorce him and he suggests she think about what is more important to her. Marie is desperate for $2000 and puts pressure on her ex-husband Walter Sprague and his new wife Helen to come up with the cash. Helen agrees to meet her at their summer cabin at 9:00 pm where Helen is discovered by a neighbor who is riding his horse. They find a note from Marie who does not show. When Bruce returns early from his trip, he finds that his wife is in Las Vegas and has filed for divorce. He contacts Perry about the implications of the divorce on his will and for general advice as he plans to pay her the $25,000 she asked for as a settlement. When he goes to his weekend cabin, however, he finds Marie strangled. It's up to Perry to sort through the case that involves false ...
