Crime and Punishment #8

"On the Level" by C.H. Moore follows a detective investigation into a murder linked to a valuable ring stolen from a farm. A detective named Dick discovers the ring belongs to a soldier and uncovers a connection to Sheriff Lynch's father, who sold his farm to Whitney years ago under mysterious circumstances. As the detective pieces together the evidence—including bones found on the property and the ring's origins—it becomes clear that a valuable item was taken and possibly hidden, leading to the resolution of a long-unsolved crime tied to the farm's troubled past.