Edgar Kraft is a good auto mechanic but a bad gambler who's gotten himself into serious debt with loan shark James Stuyvesant. Out of the blue one day, he and wife receive an anonymous letter saying that when a certain man dies, they will receive $1000. Sure enough, they read of the man's death in the news and they soon receive the money in cash. The same happens again a few days later but this time, they are promised and receive $5000. Still in debt, Edgar finally sees a way out when the next letter says he will receive $10,000. Will the man die in time for Edgar to avoid the inevitable result of not paying off his loan shark?
—garykmcd