SocietysleuthsNickandNoraCharlesinvestigateamurderaboardafloatingcasinobbb
　　NickandNoraCharlesareattendingacharitybenefitaboardagamblingship.
　　Afteramurderoccurs,suspicionfallsonPhilBrant,whohadarguedwiththevictimearlierintheevening.
　　WhenPhilandhiswifeseekhelpfromNickandNora,Nickrefusestogetinvolved.
　　Butwhenshotsarefiredoutsidehisownapartment,Nickbeginstoinvestigate,andhesoonfindshimselfinaconfusingcasewithnumeroussuspects.
　　NickandNoraCharlesweretheultimatescreencouple,husbandandwifedetectives,alwaysinstepandnevermissinganopportunitytooutwitoneanotherastheysolvedeachcrime,whichtheydidjustintimeforthemovie'sending.
　　MyrnaLoywasafantasticNora,theidealwifeandconsideringshemade14movieswithWilliamPowell,shemadeitlookliketheywerereallymarried.
　　TheThinManmovies,allsixofthem,playedmorelikesophisticatedscrewballcomediesthanmurdermysteries,andtheircomicbanterenhancedtheproceedings.
　　Theirlittlewire-hairedterrier,Asta,quiteoftenstolethesceneashehelpedsleuthouttheguiltyparty.
　　HewasagreatlittleactorandrumorhaditthatawayfromtheThinManmovies,AstawasreallySkippy.
　　However,thesixThinManmoviescreditthiscutepoochas"Asta."