p 　　Ed Hutcheson, tough editor of the New York 三九 Day 三九 , finds that the late owner 三九 s heirs are selling the crusading paper to a strictly commercial rival At first he sees impending unemployment as an opportunity to win back his estranged wife Nora But when a reporter, pursuing a lead on racketeer Rienzi, is badly beaten, Hutcheson is stung into a full fledged crusade against the gangster, hoping Rienzi can be tied to a woman 三九 s murder in the 三 issues before the end of 三九 The Day 三九 p