The Perfect Crime #16

A small-time crook accepts a quick lookout job for a safe robbery, but when he decides to crack the job himself using a telescope to spy the combination, his careful planning falls apart thanks to an unexpected witness—his own landlady. "The Eye-Witness" shows how even the best-laid criminal schemes can unravel in the most ironic ways, as Al Fletcher discovers when the police close in. A sharp reminder that in the world of crime, there's no such thing as a perfect plan.

Frank Moore, an honest door-to-door collector for Gleason's Department Store, becomes the unwitting target of smooth-talking criminal Carl Mitchell, who knocks him out and assumes his identity to steal collections from unsuspecting customers. When a sharp-eyed customer notices a discrepancy and tips off the store's credit manager, the wheels of justice begin turning—and Mitchell's seemingly perfect scheme unravels fast.