"THE PAY-OFF WAS MURDER!"
Janet Spencer is driving down a country road when one of her tires blows out. This seemingly innocuous, everyday occurrence leads Linda into a labyrinth of murder, blackmail and intrigue.
Social & External
The people behind it
William Henry
Steve Morgan
Linda Stirling
Janet Spencer
Virginia Christine
Lola Carson
Thomas E. Jackson
Police Lt. Milo Jones
Barbara Woodell
Rita Armstrong
Kenne Duncan
Sam Priestly
Virginia Brissac
Martha, the Housekeeper
Lyle Latell
Peter Musso, Henchman
Ernie Adams
Frank Gary, Henchman
Tristram Coffin
John Armstrong
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A Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid who discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.
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