Headline Comics #66

"Crime Never Pays" is adapted from True Police and Cases and follows Detective Harper's investigation into a kidnapping and ransom scheme. When Joe Griffin, a racketeer collecting ransom money in an old mine shaft, is shot and killed by his own accomplice, Harper uses the switched getaway cars and clues like a distinctive ring to track down the murderers across multiple towns. The story reveals a criminal operation involving bank robberies, murders, and kidnappings that ultimately leads to the apprehension of the culprits and demonstrates that criminal enterprise inevitably results in the perpetrators' downfall.