Real Clue Crime Stories v5 #12

A man named Adam attends a glamorous celebrity party broadcast on television, where he is greeted warmly by his acquaintances Bertha and Lips. However, Adam is revealed to be a criminal fugitive who has just committed a robbery, and he uses the party as cover for his escape. After leaving the event, Adam encounters a talkative drifter on a train who attempts to befriend him, but Adam shoots and kills the man, fearing he may be a threat or informant. The story follows Adam's paranoid flight from justice as he tries to evade capture.