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Marc Lawrence
Joe
Laraine Day
Marjorie (Margie) Smith
Jo Ann Sayers
Ruth Nolan
Ann Morriss
Susy Martin
Sara Haden
Policewoman
Truman Bradley
Crime Lab Technician
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This Crime Does Not Pay entry focuses on fake spiritualists. A mother is worried about her son, who is missing in action. Over time, she gives a con man all of the family savings to find reassurance that her son is all right. When she can no longer pay, events take a tragic turn.
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