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The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands (Perry Mason)
The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands - Perry Mason Author:Erle Stanley Gardner Suppose you had embezzled some money....and bet it on the nose on a long shot, at fifty to one. And the horse came in first. With your winnings you could easily replace the money you had embezzled and still have a big profit. But when you went to cash in your winning tickets, your employer was there with a cop to arrest you for embezzlement - an... more »d to take over your winnings.
According to him, the money had always been his and the fact that you had made a lucky bet and intended to replace the money you had "borrowed" wouldn't stop you from going to jail or him from collecting the profits.