A would-be songwriter and inventor work at a cigar stand, where a publisher's murder sparks a complex web of suspicion and deception. The would-be songwriter's sweetheart is implicated, and the inventor must use his truth machine to uncover the real killer, navigating a cast of quirky characters, including a suspicious wife, a self-satisfied detective, and a blackmailer known as the Black Widow.
The Nitwits
Two aspiring creatives, a songwriter and an inventor, operate a cigar stand, only to find themselves entangled in a murder mystery surrounding a prominent song publisher.
