One night in the slums of New Orleans, nasty hoodlum Blackie and his friends assassinate an illegal immigrant who won an excessive amount of money in a card game. Dr. Clint Reed of the Public Health Service confirms the dead man had pneumonic plague the following morning. Clint must track down and inoculate the killers and their associates, against official mistrust, and in complete secrecy, lest fear sweep the city. Is it possible for a physician to become a detective? He has 48 hours to make an attempt...
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One night in the slums of New Orleans, nasty hoodlum Blackie and his friends assassinate an illegal immigrant who won an excessive amount of money in a card game. Dr. Clint Reed of the Public Health Service confirms the dead man had pneumonic plague the following morning. Clint must track down and inoculate the killers and their associates, against official mistrust, and in complete secrecy, lest fear sweep the city. Is it possible for a physician to become a detective? He has 48 hours to make an attempt...
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