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Trapped! #1
"Win, Place, and Showdown" follows a detective named George who is asked to reveal the true story behind the capture of the notorious criminal Mickey Toady. George recounts how Mickey, a bet collector and street hustler in the Bronx since 1946, operated a criminal enterprise involving gambling and violence. When Mickey's partner Vulper attempts a daring escape from a police dragnet with stolen money, the heist goes fatally wrong and leads to multiple deaths. The story concludes with the revelation that George's brother Fred had unknowingly become entangled with Mickey through a business partnership, forcing George to confront his family's connection to the criminal underworld.