The Sheridan Road Mystery

A late-night gunshot triggers a police inquiry when a patrolman investigates a disturbance in an apartment building, prompting Detective Sergeant Morgan to probe a missing occupant and a suspicious tenant named Marsh. Morgan pursues physical clues — a cuff button, an enclosed rear stairway, an overseas cable, and a stolen suitcase — while weighing testimony from an Atwood family that may conceal crucial facts. The inquiry advances through missing-person leads, caretaker observations, and startling disclosures, and finally resolves in abductions, confrontations, and the uncovering of the conspirators responsible for the night's violence.