Seguro de muerte

This issue of Spacial International Police (No. 14, 1959) contains "Seguro de Muerte" (Sure Death) by W. Sampas. The science-fiction detective story is set on Mars in Space City, where Detective Inspector Alan Norton works the night shift at police headquarters. When an elegant woman, Gay Fonderson—wife of a wealthy banker—reports a lost handbag containing a valuable diamond tiara gifted by her husband, Norton assigns Inspector Harry Morrison to investigate. The narrative establishes the Martian colonial setting and routine police work, contrasting the mundane reality of Space City with Earth residents' fantastical expectations. Morrison's complaints about overtime shifts and the upcoming inspection by Callowan, head of the International Space Police, suggest complications ahead. The story emphasizes professional tension between the detectives as they address what initially appears a simple missing-item case.