Brackenreidt sticks his nose into the murder on the golf links, fearing even Murdoch is bound to get sucked in by the addicted 'demon game'. James Benedict had his skull smashed fatally while looking for a stray ball. To Crabtree's horror, he not only his to dive into the stinking pond to retrieve dumped clubs as potential murder weapons, but among the fellow golfers on the prime suspects list is Roger Newsome, the rude rogue who left him at a strangler's mercy during the auto club case. The list also includes champion George Lyon, who sells life insurance to club members to fiance his dream of partaking in the Olumpics, but gets frustrated by William's perfect stroke training invention. James's brother Wilbur didn't play, but is his life insurance beneficiary. Murdoch works out the MO from a specially flawed-designed custom golf ball.
—KGF Vissers