The Spirit #5

The Spirit investigates the puzzling death of a botanist named Lan Logan, whose dying words mention the "Death Angel"—but the body bears no marks of violence. When a woman connected to the case is arrested for murder, the Spirit must uncover the true cause of death before justice falls on the wrong person, leading him through a tangle of romantic rivalries and botanical secrets.

When Police Commissioner Dolan refuses to help an old acquaintance, the Spirit steps in to investigate her blackmail crisis—only to discover that her past romantic letters to Dolan are being used as leverage against her wedding plans. As the Spirit unravels the extortion scheme at the decrepit Rackstraw Mansion, old flames, new fiancés, and dangerous criminals collide in a case that forces Dolan to finally remember what really matters.

Flatfoot Burns investigates a train derailment where a signal tower operator has confessed to taking a bribe—but the dogged detective suspects the real culprit is the railroad's own vice president. To smoke out the guilty party, Burns cooks up an audacious scheme: he'll stage a movie recreation of the crime right at the scene, with himself as the star actor and a cinematographer rolling film the whole time. When the criminal's true nature is revealed and chaos erupts at the railroad yard, Burns must use his wits to bring the case to a close.