An unidentified man is found dead on the steps of the law chambers of Middle Temple Lane, near to London's law courts, and Spargo, a young, ambitious journalist, is one of the first on the scene. In league with police detective Sergeant Rathbury and a young lawyer and friend whose address was found on the deceased, he begins to meticulously investigate and report on the case.
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Spargo eagerly follows numerous leads, some obtained through the police and others through appeals for information in his newspaper articles. He eventually ascertains that the dead man was a former resident of London who had travelled from Australia to England by boat with a case of diamonds and the intention of meeting up with an old acquaintance, Mr. Aylmore, now a member of parliament.
As more leads appear, Spargo soon realises the importance of the stamps found on the murdered man's person, leading him to question and grow suspicious of two unforthcoming residents of the chambers. The trail eventually leads him to a small Yorkshire village where all of his questions will be answered.
