Burglars Can't Be Choosers

Synopsis

Introducing Bernie Rhodenbarr, New York City's prince of thieves, who really should have known better than to trust the mysterious pear shaped man who offered him five big ones to liberate a blue leather box - unopened - from an East Side apartment. Everything was straightforward at first, until two cops turned up as if they'd been invited. Still, all was not lost - until they discovered the body in the bedroom and Bernie had no choice but to run...