Synopsis

A hurried letter from a woman calling herself Lynn Sargent prompted Joe Mannix to fly to Arizona. She was waiting for him at the airport, presenting him with a check for $1,000 and a small, tightly sealed package. Her instructions were simple: deliver the money and the package to the Los Angeles Police Department as his fee. As she spoke, two men attempted to seize the package, but Mannix held onto it through a brief struggle. The situation grew more perplexing when the contents of the package p