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...missing-and what the Tang dynasty's master detective is looking for-is a fellow named Lew, the Imperial censor and pivotal power in the palace intrigues of the capital. Lew soon turns up dead, murdered by a delayed-action poison. The judge, of course, finds his culprit after dealing with a clutch of lively characters: the blind and beautiful Lan-lee, who collects crickets; Zumurrud, a half-caste belly dancer; Mansur, the arrogant, sybaritic leader of Canton's Arab community...
...Heat of the Night. A Mississippi town, backwater and backward, faces imminent prosperity from a factory that is abuilding on the outskirts. Late one night, the owner is found murdered, and his widow (Lee Grant) puts it on the line to the local police chief: no culprit, no factory. But the lawman (Rod Steiger) is no match for the cranky air conditioner in his office, much less a big-league homicide. A bullish, slow-moving redneck, he sees his job as routine peace keeping and keepin' the Nigras in their place...
...runs out of the shop. Excited by his sudden power to dominate what he desires, the inspector without further investigation decides that the girl is guilty and calls in the police. That night she kills herself. Next day the inspector discovers that she had only been protecting the real culprit: the handsome young manager of the store...
Killing the Cows. In fairness, the farmer should not be blamed for food prices. The real culprit is the Government itself. Since the '30s, Washington has been subsidizing farmers in order to reduce food production. As New York's Kearing explains: "Where the U.S. once had food surpluses, we now have scarcities-scarcities induced by the Department of Agriculture." It should go without saying that food in relatively short supply costs more than food in surplus...
...able younger brother Prince Sultan, his 41-year-old Defense Minister, who recently demanded that Feisal fire fully 75% of the ministry workers for tardiness after the long hajj (pilgrimage) holiday this spring. As for anyone found taking a bribe, Sultan says he will personally demand the culprit's execution...