by Iotis Erlewine
synopsis
In this entry in the long-running series, the Bowery Boys must help a reporter who was beaten up during an undercover investigation at a local prison. With the consent of the reporter's editor, the boys are imprisoned. In the pokey, they learn that the editor is the real thief.
characteristics
- Cons And Scams
- Going Undercover
- Members Of The Press
- Imprisonment
- Predicament
- Physical-abuse
- Opal
- Name-clearing
- Journalist
- Lock-up
- Prison
- Robber
- Theft
- Thief
- Under-cover

