 You see, just before he died, Herman Arnold persuaded Jerry Mason to embezzle $1,800 from the safe at Thatcher's drugstore where he worked. He was going to double it overnight. That's what Jerry told Laurie Crane, his girlfriend. Only then the news came. Arnold was murdered. The money was gone. And all Laurie could say was, Jerry, maybe we better run. Leave town. Are you crazy? They'd catch us sooner or later. I'll think of something. Now let me alone.