Fight against Crime #1

When a dangerous convict named Johnny "The Owl" Moxon escapes from state prison using smuggled guns and hostages, the F.B.I. must piece together his criminal history to predict where he'll strike next. Through case files and prison records, agents trace how an ambitious young man fell into crime, climbing from small-time robbery to become a major racketeer in the Midwest underworld. Now, with every move calculated to keep his hostages alive, "The Owl" is ready to execute his next big score—and the F.B.I. has to stay one step ahead.

"Crazy Joe" Moskey claws his way from street-level henchman to crime boss through betrayal and ruthlessness, but his meteoric rise catches the attention of District Attorney Walter Barton, who begins systematically dismantling the criminal empire Moskey has built. When the D.A. starts closing in, Moskey's instinct for survival and cunning are tested as law enforcement tightens the noose. This 1951 crime tale tracks the rise and reckoning of a mobster who thought he was smarter than everyone else.

A young woman whose father defies a vicious mob's extortion racket pays the ultimate price, inspiring her to testify against them—only to find herself captured as leverage. When police storm the warehouse where she's held, a desperate battle unfolds between the law and the criminals who underestimated the courage they'd awakened in a grieving daughter.