Summary: An insurance racket has been operating in the city. The Hornet looks into the operation when an informant of Mike Axford's is killed as he's about to speak with Axford. John and Jim have a lot to discuss what with the lame method of roping and killing the intended victims of the racketeers, the ethics of Britt having lunch with the lawyer of the alleged racketeer, and the fact that Miss Case has not been used to her full potential yet.
