Brother Can You Spare a Crime

Richter Hardcastles Bruder Gerald verdient sich seinen Lebensunterhalt mit Wettgewinnen. Als er auf den Ausgang eines Mordprozesses tippt, fällt er gründlich auf die Nase: Aufgrund der falschen Aussage eines gekauften Zeugen wird die Angeklagte von der Jury freigesprochen. Und obwohl Richter Hardcastle ein eingeschworener Feind von Wetten ist, kann er in diesem Fall seinem wettlustigen Bruder doch noch zu einem Wettgewinn verhelfen - eine Mörderin kann er nicht laufen lassen.

After 10 years, the judge is paid a visit by his brother Jerry. Suspicious, Hardcastle begins to wonder when his brother, a habitual gambler, will ask him for money. Although he decides not to tell his brother, Jerry is in fact in debt to a hood named Manny. Hoping to find a way to get out of debt, Jerry decides to bet on the outcome of a high profile murder trial. Thanks to Judge Sheila Mooney, one of his brother's friends, Jerry gets all the particulars about the case in which model Tori Van Zandt is on trial for killing Harland Eagle, her fiancee. After a private investigator named Horace Munson provides Tori with a convenient alibi, Jerry is confronted by Manny about his debt. Drawn into the Van Zandt case by his brother's involvement, Hardcastle begins to look into the case. Searching Munson's office, Hardcastle discovers that the private investigator, who has since been murdered, lied in court. Hoping to incriminate Tori, Hardcastle publicizes the fact that he has evidence in the case. As expected, Tori tries to kill the judge and the police gather the proof they need to convict her. At the same time, the police also arrest Mooney.