A power struggle ensues after the death of media magnate Amos Kyne, whose corporation has been turned over to his sole heir, his foppish son Walter. Rather than run the company himself, Walter decides to let the heads of its three divisions fight it out for control. Their assignment is to score an exclusive on a serial killer who is terrorizing women in New York. The Kyne organization's newspaper dubs him "The Lipstick Killer." If a resourceful someone can identify him even before the police do, Walter Kyne will reward him with the title of executive director. One of the three, newspaper editor John Day Griffith, has an ally in high-profile reporter Edward Mobley, who also does reports on Kyne's television network. While wire-service chief Mark Loving recruits star writer Mildred Donner to be his eyes and ears, a third contender for the top job, Harry Kritzer, carries on a secret affair with Dorothy, who is Walter Kyne's wife.... 译文(2): 媒体大亨阿莫斯?凯恩(Amos Kayne)去世后，一场权力斗争接踵而至。凯恩的公司现已移交给他唯一的继承人、他的纨绔子弟沃尔特(Walter)。沃尔特没有亲自管理公司，而是决定让三个部门的负责人争夺控制权。他们的任务是得到一个独家报道一个连环杀手在纽约恐吓妇女。凯恩组织的报纸称他为“口红杀手”如果一个足智多谋的人能够在警察之前就认出他，沃尔特 · 凯恩将授予他执行董事的头衔。三人之一，报纸编辑约翰 · 戴 · 格里菲斯(John Day Griffith)在知名记者爱德华 · 莫布利(Edward Mobley)身上有盟友，莫布利也为凯恩的电视网络做报道。通讯社社长马克 · 洛文招募明星作家米尔德里德 · 唐纳作为他的耳目，第三位最高职位的竞争者哈里 · 克里策则与沃尔特 · 凯恩的妻子多萝西有一段秘密恋情。
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