Yeah, the old mink coat story. My wife wanted a fur too; it now hangs in the closet after a half dozen wearings since the 70's. Oh, well.
This story was about a scam with a number of moving parts which finally unraveled when Charley Harper (James McCallion) showed up with an offer to take back the mink for cash and steal another one for Paula Hudson (Ruth Hussey)! What a kick in the head! She refused of course, but crooks will be crooks, and he took it anyway when she was distracted on the phone. After calling the police, there wasn't much of a twist left for the viewer to figure out, except for Sergeant Delaney's (Vinton Hayworth) suggestion that maybe, just maybe, Mrs. Hudson's bargain mink was offered at a five finger discount. The look on her face said it all.
This story was about a scam with a number of moving parts which finally unraveled when Charley Harper (James McCallion) showed up with an offer to take back the mink for cash and steal another one for Paula Hudson (Ruth Hussey)! What a kick in the head! She refused of course, but crooks will be crooks, and he took it anyway when she was distracted on the phone. After calling the police, there wasn't much of a twist left for the viewer to figure out, except for Sergeant Delaney's (Vinton Hayworth) suggestion that maybe, just maybe, Mrs. Hudson's bargain mink was offered at a five finger discount. The look on her face said it all.