'It feels good to be back in the city again,' the man said. 'There's no city like New York. But what do you do, mister?'
'The name's Nat Marley,' I replied. 'I'm a private investigator.'
'I need to find an old friend,' the man said. 'He was like a brother to me.' ...

New York private investigator Nat Marley meets a stranger who is celebrating his release from prison after a ten-year sentence. The man wants to trace an old friend and reclaim the money which the friend is holding for him. Finding the 'friend' turns out to be relatively easy, but getting hold of the money is quite another matter.