Harry is pleased to see an old friend of his return from America, but the latter is murdered before they can meet. The victim just has time to phone him from the Beely Circus he just bought.
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Harry Piel
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The film plunges us into a world of eagerly anticipated reunion, only for it to be tragically cut short. Harry, a man of apparent influence, awaits the return of an old friend from America. However, before their paths can cross, the friend meets a violent end. His final, frantic act is a phone call to Harry, made from the very heart of the Beely Circus, a property he had only just acquired. This desperate communication serves as both a final farewell and the cryptic first clue, propelling Harry into a shadowed investigation where the sawdust and spectacle of the circus conceal a sinister underbelly and the truth behind a brutal murder. Harry must navigate the peculiar world of the circus, where performers and animals alike might hold secrets, to uncover the identity of the killer and the motive behind this shocking crime.
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