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murdered, and he and his car dumped in the river. The body is discovered by a passing local next morning, and an investigation begun. A local policeman, Inspector Flynn, is suspicious, and the plan soon unravels as both Dave and Laura have made mistakes and Laura's car has been spotted by an AWOL soldier returning from a date. Dave is enraged when he finds Laura is already planning to claim the insurance on Tom. Dave's superior and long-time friend, Major
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