Note sull'episodio
Barrie was called to the New York office of the Trans-Southern Insurance Company of Omaha by a claims agent named Roy Brenahan. At that meeting, Roy says "I'll explain the assignment we have for you, Craig". Barrie says "Before you do, answer me this. What's with your regular investigators? Why pull an outsider in?" Roy says "Well, we want this investigated unofficially. We don't want to stir up anything that will expose us to a libel suit". Barrie says "I see. What's the story?" Roy says "Our file number 15466. A double indemnity case now officially closed. We paid out 50,000 dollars to the widow of a subway accident victim named Remo Torch. This was 90 days ago". Barrie says "So?" Roy says "Now, I'll play you a recording I secretly made of an anonymous telephone call I was a party to yesterday". The tape essentially says that the claim was a fraud, and that someone else fell off the subway platform. After listening to it, Barrie says "Oh, it could be a crank call or an envious relative. You must get a thousand crackpot telephone calls." Roy says "Yes we do. We can't ignore them. Even if there's the smallest possibility of recovering a paid out claim". Barrie says "So, you're hoping I turn up a scheming widow and proof that a third party was pushed off that subway platform". Roy says "Handle this delicately, as if we have nothing to do with it, like it's a case of your own". Barrie says "I can't be too delicate about exhuming a body. I need to get a court order for that. So, do you want to get yourself another boy?" Roy says "No, I'll stick with you, Craig". Barrie says "Or be stuck with me. Ten percent, Brenahan. Any monies I recover for good old Trans-Southern will be earmarked ten percent for Barrie Craig".