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A jaded homicide detective has been put on the case of a ruthless killer in the city of Chicago, who leaves a trail of horribly mutilated and dismembered corpses along with perversely ironic biblical quotes.


“HE'S ON THE SCREEN NOW!”
Famed detective and crime novelist Ellery Queen solves a case involving the suspicious death of a rich man whose inheritors fight over his estate.

Ralph Bellamy
Ellery Queen

Margaret Lindsay
Nikki Porter

Charley Grapewin
Insp. Queen

James Burke
Sgt. Velle

Michael Whalen
Dr. James Rogers

Marsha Hunt
Barbara Braun

Fred Niblo
John Braun

Charles Lane
Dr. Prouty

Ann Shoemaker
Lydia Braun

Marion Martin
Cornelia
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