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Crime Clinic #4
This anthology issue features three stories. "The Heart of a Con," the lead story with Dr. Tom Rogers, a prison psychiatrist, follows the case of Kelsey, a convict whose brother Billy was encouraged to escape by Dr. Rogers, who believed violence could never solve problems; Rogers later realizes his misguided intervention paralleled Billy's situation with their dying father, proving that honest solutions are necessary. "The Old Con Game, A True Story" recounts how wealthy rancher Reginald Regan was swindled in New York by a con man posing as Harry Nicholson, a gentleman sportsman, who was actually the notorious confidence man "Sugar" Harry Reed. The issue also includes a story involving Dr. Rogers and publisher Trump, where Romano, a crime figure, allows his story to be published in "Slick" men's magazine with royalties going to charity, while Warden Kent ensures Rogers approves all material before publication.