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　　斯图尔特太太与从部队里回家的丈夫约定于某酒店相见，但丈夫的航班因一场突如其来的暴风雨延误了，焦急万分的斯图尔特太太更因遭受某种惊吓而导致休克，这对苦命鸳鸯该如何渡过这段纠结的惊情记呢？

In the Post-World War II, in Los Angeles, a criminal shots and kills a police officer in the middle of the night. Without any leads, the chief of the LAPD assigns Sgt. Chuck Jones and Sgt. Marty Brennan to investigate the murder and apprehend the culprits. When the dealer of electronics devices, Paul Reeves, is caught selling a stolen projector, the police identifies the criminal, and connects him to other unsolved robberies. Using the witnesses of his heists, they draw their face, but the true identity of the smart and intelligent criminal is not disclosed. The perseverance of Sgt. Marty Brennan in his investigation gives a clue where he might live.