"The Fatal Ride" is the thirteenth of 15 chapters comprising Dick Tracy's G-Men, a serial produced in 1939 and released in 15 minute cliffhanger style increments.
We watch as a cat burglar steals a fake formula during a G-Men sting and Tracy chases him to a autogyro (an airplane/helicopter hybrid) where the two battle over the skies before the burglar falls to his death. Tracy then flies back to land and meets with his boss, Chief Anderson and the episode recaps events in the first episodes. Near the end, Anderson, Steve and Tracy take a cab to hear a confession but it's a trap and they are sealed inside with exhaust gas piped into the sealed cabin.
We watch as a cat burglar steals a fake formula during a G-Men sting and Tracy chases him to a autogyro (an airplane/helicopter hybrid) where the two battle over the skies before the burglar falls to his death. Tracy then flies back to land and meets with his boss, Chief Anderson and the episode recaps events in the first episodes. Near the end, Anderson, Steve and Tracy take a cab to hear a confession but it's a trap and they are sealed inside with exhaust gas piped into the sealed cabin.