Underworld #3 (1948)

Nellie Wilkins, known as "Ma" to her underworld crew, built a powerful fence operation after a reckless start in crime, rising to become a feared figure in the criminal world. When her daughter Helen, raised in the shadow of her mother’s empire, unexpectedly turns against her during a high-stakes birthday party, the truth about a stolen diamond bracelet unravels—leading to Ma’s downfall.

In 1948, the true story of Belle Guinness—the so-called "Widow of Death"—unfolds as she moves from one husband to the next, each demise conveniently followed by a windfall from insurance. As her trail of "accidental" deaths grows, she continues placing ads seeking new husbands, always with a smile and a well-timed tragedy in her wake.

In the aftermath of a suspicious accident claim, insurance investigator Tom Dugan uncovers a network of fraudsters known as "The Accident Club," who orchestrate staged injuries to collect payouts. As he digs deeper, Dugan traces connections from a college dropout with a fake medical past to a shadowy operation involving forged evidence and corrupt allies.