This one is pretty simple folks. Somehow, Bruce Wayne appears to know, without any explanation, how a banker was duped by a conman known as Scorpio. He plans to get the evidence he needs by having the banker go under cover. Scorpio is an alleged alchemist who offered the banker the secret of changing common stones into jewels. The banker stole funds in order to learn these secrets.
The duo follow the banker to the alchemist's castle to confront him. In what I do think is an interesting twist, Scorpio makes the argument he did nothing wrong and the banker is the only one at fault. He offers to show Batman how he changes common rocks into preciosu jewels. As he goes through the process, Batman notes an odd odor. He holds his breath and sure enough, the smell is a gas that mesmerizes its victim.
Robin is placed under its spell and believes what he sees, but Batman does not. Batman is captured while Robin is ordered to jump off the top of the castle. Batman manages to save him in the nick of time and together, they bring down Scorpio's plan.
A simple enough story with an interesting twist. I said we'd be covering the Superman radio show next, but I misjudged the dating of the stories. We'll cover that next time followed by a newspaper strip story.
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