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Skip McCoy is the pickpocket, known as a "cannon," on the street, with a record of three convictions. Completely antisocial, he's an outsider that doesn't give a damn about the rest of the world. The only use he has for a newspaper is to conceal his nimble fingers when he's grifting a purse. This time, the purse belongs to Candy, a good-looking, streetwise dame with a checkered past. My cop's called Tiger, captain of the anti-pickpocket brigade who's trying to put Skip away for life. Moe is an old lady who makes a living by selling information, a stoolie whose one goal in life is to save up enough money for a decent cemetary plot. That way, she'll escape the most hated fate of poor people.