| ticletext"> | | | | fifty years old, a short, heavy-set man, with a red, |
| SCENE: Sydney, Australia: | | | | round face, brown hair, round eyes, and a small |
| âSir, what are we to do about all this | | | | mouth. |
| crime?,â asked Commissioner John Downey, | | | | One wall of the office had a huge map of Melbourne, |
| Sydneyâs Chief of Police, to the Australian | | | | with yellow, red, and blue pins stuck on the locations |
| Minister of Security, Percy Sumner. | | | | of recent crimes. The yellow was for burglary, red |
| Commissioner Downey, tall, forty years old, square | | | | for rape, blue for murder. Alongside this map was a |
| shoulders, close-cropped hair, and brown eyes, was | | | | chart showing crime rates for each of the three |
| speaking to the Minister in his huge office overlooking | | | | crime categories. |
| Melbourne Harbor in Australia. Minister Sumner was | | | | |