▁Det ect ive ' s ▁Gu ild ▁with ▁multiple ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁fict ional ▁magazine ▁Ama zing ▁Crime ▁St ories , ▁but ▁instead ▁is ▁pa ired ▁up ▁with ▁Jack ▁Spr att ▁at ▁the ▁Nur ser y ▁Crime ▁Department , ▁who ▁is ▁most ▁famous ▁for ▁giant ▁killing ▁and ▁for ▁arrest ing ▁the ▁serial ▁wife ▁k iller ▁Blue be ard . ▁Jack ▁himself ▁is ▁living ▁with ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁Made le ine , ▁who ▁moon light s ▁as ▁a ▁photograph er ▁for ▁certain ▁pr estig ious ▁events , ▁and ▁their ▁five ▁children : ▁P and ora , ▁Ben , ▁Ste vie , ▁Jer ome , ▁and ▁Meg an . ▁Made le ine ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁rent ▁the ▁spare ▁room ▁in ▁the ▁house , ▁but ▁without ▁much ▁success . ▁Jack ' s ▁first ▁wife ▁could ▁only ▁eat ▁fat ▁and ▁soon ▁died . ▁ ▁The ▁day ▁after ▁Mary ▁is ▁transferred , ▁Hum pty ▁Dum pty ▁is ▁discovered ▁dead ▁outside ▁of ▁his ▁residence ▁at ▁Gr imm ' s ▁Road , ▁apparently ▁having ▁fallen ▁off ▁the ▁wall . ▁Jack ' s ▁Super int endent , ▁Brig gs , ▁introdu ces ▁him ▁to ▁Mary ▁Mary ▁at ▁the ▁crime ▁scene . ▁Jack ▁inter views ▁some ▁possible ▁witness es , ▁including ▁We e ▁Will ie ▁W ink ie , ▁the ▁ins om nia c ▁neighbor ; ▁M s . ▁Hub b ard , ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁board ing ▁house ▁where ▁Hum pty ▁stayed ; ▁and ▁Prom ethe us , ▁the ▁tit an ▁from ▁Greek ▁myth ology , ▁the ▁latter ▁of