A mysterious plot unfolds as two blackmailing seamen from Alan Rogers' past threaten him while he searches for his missing daughters. Ellery Queen is called in to investigate and finds one daughter at the estate, only to discover that the second is actually his secretary, Nikki Porter, posing as the heiress to prevent a swindle. As the seamen are killed at a waterfront café after receiving the blackmail money, Rogers is suspected of the crime, but he too is found dead, leaving Inspector Queen to unravel the complex web of deceit.
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
A troubled past comes back to haunt Alan Rogers as two ominous sailors force him to confront the truth about his missing daughters.
