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Chapter 1
Craig Kennedy's Theories
Craig Kennedy and Walter Jameson discuss the need for a professorship in criminal science. Kennedy argues that science has a distinct place in crime detection, citing European advancements, and declares his intention to apply scientific methods to solving crimes. He tells Jameson that he will need his help as an aide, promising him a scoop for his newspaper.
Chapter 2
The Silent Bullet
Craig Kennedy and Walter Jameson discuss the importance of scientific crime detection and collaboration with the police. Kennedy demonstrates his expertise by solving a murder using blood analysis. They then investigate the mysterious death of Kerr Parker, a Wall Street broker, who was shot with a silent bullet. The case involves a note, a motor-coat, and a suspicious partner, James Bruce, who is forced to sell his holdings by a financial syndicate.
Chapter 3
The Scientific Cracksman
Craig Kennedy and Walter Jameson are drawn into the mysterious death of steel magnate John G. Fletcher. Though initially reported as apoplexy, Kennedy learns from Fletcher's nephew, Professor Jack Fletcher, that the old man's will is missing from his safe, which was cleverly opened with an electric drill. Kennedy, posing as a nerve specialist, investigates the case, using a novel method of comparing tire tracks to identify a suspect's automobile. He also plans to interview Miss Helen Bond, Fletcher's grandniece, suspecting she knows more about the crime than she lets on.
Chapter 4
The Bacteriological Detective
Kennedy and Jameson are discussing modern criminal methods when a veiled woman, Eveline Bisbee, arrives in a state of hysteria. She reveals that her guardian, oil magnate Jim Bisbee, died of typhoid fever, and that a series of servants at his estate have also been stricken. She suspects foul play, especially after learning that a new will has been made that leaves her fortune to a trust fund controlled by his lawyer, James Denny, if she dies without children. Kennedy takes the case, and after investigating Bisbee Hall, he discovers that a cook, Bridget Fallon, has left and may be connected. He orchestrates a plan to gather fingerprints and have all suspects present at his laboratory for a final confrontation.
Chapter 5
The Deadly Tube
Kennedy presents his findings in the Close-Gregory case, demonstrating that the X-ray burns were not caused by Dr. Gregory's treatments but by a deliberate act of sabotage. Using a microphone hidden in the room, he exposes a conversation between Close and his lawyer, Lawrence, revealing their plot to frame Gregory and their scheme to divorce Mrs. Close. The chapter also includes visits to Dr. Gregory's X-ray lab and to Mrs. Close in the hospital, where Kennedy gains permission to investigate further.
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